In what's become a running theme this season, Eastern gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over the Marion Giants. The victory was nothing new for Eastern as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lilli Shrock made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Shrock was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Elle Winger and Emillia Andrews did most of the damage at the plate: Winger scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances, while Andrews scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Myah Stevens, who scored two runs.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Marion, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Eastern will face off against Jay County at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Eastern will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Marion, they will head out on the road to take on Elwood at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elwood has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.23 runs per game on average), something Marion will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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