East Hamilton posted their closest win since February 21st on Saturday. They skirted past the Franklin County Rebels 5-3.
Emmaline Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Davis wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kat Woody, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Brianna Nichols was another, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
East Hamilton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
East Hamilton wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, an 11-4 win against Cookeville on the 21st. As for Franklin County, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-2 defeat against Siegel on the 23rd.
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