Softball Preview: Brentwood Bruins vs. Nolensville Knights
Brentwood is 0-3 against Nolensville since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Brentwood Bruins will be playing at home against the Nolensville Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Brentwood: 4, Nolensville: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Brentwood narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Ravenwood 2-1.
Marina Mason was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Mason has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Mason was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Avery Mason, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Nolensville entered their tilt with Centennial with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Thursday.
Not much got past Madison Creasman, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Centennial off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaycee Bilbrey, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Kendra McNiel was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Brentwood's win bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Nolensville, they pushed their record up to 21-7-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Brentwood came up short against Nolensville in their previous matchup on Monday, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creasman, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Brentwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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