Softball Preview: Pelham Hornets vs. Brookwood Warriors
The Pelham Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Brookwood Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Pelham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
Pelham is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Miller County on Wednesday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 8-1. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Pelham saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mylaisha Almond, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Almond now stolen at least one in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Jones, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Brookwood sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over Baconton Charter on Thursday.
The loss snapped Pelham's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-5 record. As for Brookwood, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Pelham came out on top in a nail-biter against Brookwood in their previous meeting on Monday, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pelham since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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