Softball Preview: West Brunswick Trojans vs. South Brunswick Cougars
West Brunswick and South Brunswick are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The West Brunswick Trojans will be playing at home against the South Brunswick Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but West Brunswick had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against North Brunswick. West Brunswick has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hailey Woodard was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a triple and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Alivia West, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick won against Topsail last Tuesday with two runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. South Brunswick never let North Brunswick onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. That's two games straight that South Brunswick has won by exactly two runs.
The result came thanks to Kina Davis's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 18 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyianna Cummings, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
West Brunswick's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for South Brunswick, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
West Brunswick might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from South Brunswick in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that West Brunswick knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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