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CHARLESTON, Ill. - Kendyl McKeough and Mia Davis each hit a homer for Eastern Illinois softball in today's doubleheader with Indiana State. The Sycamores swept on the day with a 6-4 win in game one and a 5-4 win in game two. EIU falls to 10-19 overall while ISU improves to 13-20.

The Panthers will be back in action with an OVC doubleheader this weekend. EIU will take on the UT Martin Skyhawks at 1 pm on Saturday at Williams Field.

Game 1
EIU tallied six hits in game one of today's action. Haley Mitchell led with two hits, while five other players each tallied one.

The Panthers scored the first run of the game on McKeough's solo homer to center field. ISU would tie the game in the fourth on a single from Brooke Mann.

The Sycamores added two more runs in the fifth, one more in the sixth, and two more in the seventh as Amanda Guercio hit a two-run homer to left field giving ISU a 6-1 lead.

Hannah Kissel pinch hit for Taylor Jones in the bottom of the seventh to lead off with a single to right field. Davis doubled to center field later in the inning to tally two RBI. She later scored on a single down the left field line from Mitchell bringing EIU within two, but the Panthers run would fall short giving ISU a 6-4 win.

Jade Montgomery made the start and retired three batters falling to 4-14. Sydney Cammon pitched the final inning on the mound.

Game 2
McKeough and Megan Burton combined for six of EIU's nine hits in the second game each tallying three. Burton also scored two runs, while McKeough added an RBI.

ISU opened the second inning with a solo homer from Brooke Mann to left field giving the Sycamores a 1-0 edge. Kissel tied the game in the fourth inning after scoring on a single from Lexi Smith.

McKeough singled up the middle in the bottom of the fifth to bring the Panthers within one of the Sycamores after they scored two runs in the top. ISU scored another two runs in the seventh jumping out to a 5-2 leads.

Burton doubled to left center in EIU's second at bat of the seventh to lead the Panthers on a rally. Davis homered to left field to tally her two RBI of the game. EIU's run would fall short as they lost 4-5.

McKenna Coffman falls to 2-9 on the mound as her and Hannah Cravens split time pitching for EIU.