The Eagle Mountain Knights will take on the Rogers Eagles in a tournament on Friday. Eagle Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Rogers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nine must be Eagle Mountain's lucky number: they beat Creekview with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Knights came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 9-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Ashlyn Eggleton
| 02/26/26 vs Creekview | 1 |
| 02/24/26 vs Burkburnett | 0 |
| 02/21/26 vs Frisco | 2 |
| 02/21/26 @ Grand Prairie | 2 |
| 02/20/26 @ Lake Dallas | 1 |
Ashlyn Eggleton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Balentine, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Zoe Hawthorne was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Rogers never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Saginaw on Thursday. They blew past the Rough Riders 12-3.
Rogers got a massive performance out of Kyra Yates, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave Yates a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ariela Gutierrez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Rogers kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Saginaw only managed five.
Eagle Mountain's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Rogers, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
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