Softball Recap: Brantley County Herons vs. Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane
Brantley County came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Herons have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brantley County got a massive performance out of Rilee Story, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydnee Davis, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Brantley County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Brantley County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Fitzgerald, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Brantley County beat Fitzgerald by a score of 13-0 later that day.
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