FALCONS FLASH PAST EAGLES

Kasilda MillerThe battle of birds of prey proved the Falcons to be better than the Eagles, as East Central (15-16) defeated Central Methodist JV 1-0 and 9-1 in a double header. East Central was shutout until the bottom of the seventh inning in the first game, when Jill Griffin reached third on two consecutive errors by Central Methodist. Kasilda Miller then delivered the winning run by hitting a single up the middle of the infield to bring Jill Griffin home. Jessica Eichholz pitched the shutout for the Falcons. In the second game of the double header Central Methodist scored first, but East Central answered back with nine consecutive runs to win the game 9-1. Aggressive base running along with key hits by Addie Blankenship, Jill Griffin, and Meghan Rumley paced the Falcons to victory. Jessica Eichholz collected her team leading sixth home run of the season. Kasilda Miller recorded the win pitching for ECC.