The Beaver Beavers will head out on the road to challenge the Wellsville Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Beaver is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bellaire just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 9-6 to the Big Reds.
Addison Eells was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Eells has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Eells was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tatum Duncan was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Beaver lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post two or more home runs.
Meanwhile, Wellsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost 17-3 to Beaver.
Beaver's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7-1. As for Wellsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Beaver's way against Wellsville when the teams last played on Tuesday as Beaver made off with a 17-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beaver since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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