In what's become a running theme this season, Pleasant Plains gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Hartsburg-Emden Stags with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pleasant Plains.
Brianna Nestler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Nestler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Delaney Murphy was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Maddie Moore was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Pleasant Plains' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-6. As for Hartsburg-Emden, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Pleasant Hill the next time they take the field. Pleasant Plains will head out to face Pleasant Hill at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Hartsburg-Emden will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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