If South Central was riding high off their 13-2 takedown of Plymouth on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Central Trojans fell 8-4 to the Monroeville Eagles on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South Central of the 7-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Leah Lauderman was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, South Central was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroeville didn't hit any.
On Monroeville's side, Emily Scheid was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Scheid was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ava Krueger was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madison Reiber, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
South Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season. As for Monroeville, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6.
South Central will head out on the road to take on New London at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New London's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so South Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Monroeville, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lucas at 4:00 p.m. Monroeville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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