In what's become a running theme this season, East Bay gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Freedom Patriots a 21-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for East Bay who now have three in a row.
Kamiira Austin and Elana Roush made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Austin tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Roush pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Austin went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and a run, while Roush scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Molly Johnson, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aisha Duncan, who scored four runs while going 3-for-4.
East Bay pushed their record up to 12-6 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.4 runs per game. As for Freedom, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6.
East Bay will head out on the road to face off against Plant City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Bay is facing Plant City at the right time seeing as Plant City is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Freedom, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Chamberlain at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chamberlain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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