The Eastern Eagles will challenge the Piketon Redstreaks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Eastern fell victim to Northwest and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Mohawks, falling 14-0. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Mohawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Piketon came tearing into Wednesday's match with four straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Huntsmen 24-7. The Redstreaks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 13 runs or more this season.
Piketon got a massive performance out of Briar Penwell, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That stolen base was Penwell's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Shanks, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Piketon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Piketon pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
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