 In the first game, Mount Pulaski scored one run in the first, and
both teams were scoreless in the second inning.In the third
inning, the Eagles broke the game open. Seven Eagles scored on four
walks along with an RBI single by Alexis Van Hook, ground-out RBIs
from Sydney Johnson and Grace Skelton, and two-RBI singles by Gracie
Hemenway and Jazzminn Morecraft. Mount Pulaski scored two runs in
the third, aided by a passed ball third strike and four walks.
The Eagles picked up another run in the fourth on an RBI double
by Johnson. Mount Pulaski did not score in the bottom of the inning.
The Eagles added two insurance runs in the fifth on a single by
Johnson, an RBI double from Emery Wieber and a RBI grounder by
Katlyn Helton. Mount Pulaski scored a run in the fifth, but the
threat was extinguished on a great defensive play by Wieber on a
liner to short.
The final score for the first game was 10-4.
Morecraft faced 24 batters and held Mount Pulaski hitless,
striking out nine and scattering the runs scored.
The Eagles opened the second game by batting around the
lineup. Six Eagles walked and runs were driven home on a RBI single
by Van Hook, a two-RBI single by Skelton, a two-RBI double by
Morecraft and a three-RBI triple by Johnson that ended the inning
with eight Eagles scoring. Mount Pulaski scored one in the bottom
half on one hit.
Seven Eagles scored in the second inning on five walks, an RBI
single by Wieber, two RBIs from Helton, a two-RBI single by
Morecraft, an RBI from Mya Roberts and an RBI double by
Johnson. Mount Pulaski failed to score in the bottom of the second,
in part due to an unassisted double play at third base by Johnson.
In the third inning, three more Eagles scored on a single by
Curry, an RBI single by Hemenway, an RBI from Skelton and an RBI
single by Morecraft. With the score 18-1, Mount Pulaski conceded the
game.
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Heather Curry's outing was the equal to the no-hitter from
Morecraft. Of the 14 hitters she faced, Curry walked only two and
never went to a count greater than two balls to every other batter,
with just one earned run allowed.
Prior to the game, Morecraft and Curry were challenged to be
leaders of the team and step up after the tailspin the Eagles were
in. They responded to the challenge as did the entire team.
The combined box score summary for the Eagles for Games 13 and 14
on the season:
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Sydney Johnson: 3
for 6, 2 doubles, triple, 6 RBIs
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Heather Curry: 1
for 3, 4 runs scored, 2 RBIs
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Gracie Hemenway: 2
for 3, 3 runs scored, 3 RBIs
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Alexis Van Hook: 3
for 5, 4 runs scored, 2 RBIs
-
Emery Wieber: 2 for
3, double, 5 runs scored, 2 RBIs
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Katlyn Helton: 0
for 2, 2 runs scored, 3 RBIs
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Grace Skelton: 1
for 5, 2 runs scored, 4 RBIs
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Jazzminn Morecraft:
5 for 6, 2 runs scored, 7 RBIs
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Kalyn Roberts: 0
for 2, 4 runs scored
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Mya Roberts: 0 for 4, 2 runs scored, 1
RBI
The Eagles are now 10-4 and will play Mason City in Mason City
for the last games of the season.
[Text from file received]
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