The East River Falcons will venture away from home to face off against the Edgewater Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East River has seven straight wins, Edgewater has 29 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
East River had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 15-run drubbing they dealt Colonial on Tuesday. The Falcons' pitchers stepped up to hand the Grenadiers a 15-0 shutout. With that victory, the Falcons brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Talisa Soto made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Gaby Angueira
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In other batting news, East River let Jenna McCormick and Gaby Angueira run wild. McCormick scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Angueira scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Angueira a new career-high. Emma Hammond also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
East River kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matchups.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Tuesday. Edgewater came up short against Legacy Charter, falling 23-10.
East River pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Edgewater, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
East River took their win against Edgewater when the teams last played back in February of 2015 by a conclusive 22-0 score. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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