Softball Preview: Veritas Academy vs. Brentwood Christian Bears
Veritas Academy is 3-0 against Brentwood Christian since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Veritas Academy will look to defend their home field against the Brentwood Christian Bears at 4:30 p.m. Veritas Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Brentwood Christian likes a good challenge.
Veritas Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Texas School for the Deaf (and have done all season long). Everything went Veritas Academy's way against Texas School for the Deaf on Tuesday as Veritas Academy made off with a 20-5 victory.
Meanwhile, Brentwood Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Vanguard College Prep 12-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brentwood Christian.
McKenna Counts made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits. Counts has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Counts was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Harper Counts was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Reese Hertel, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Veritas Academy pushed their record up to 6-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Brentwood Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season.
Veritas Academy took their win against Brentwood Christian when the teams last played on April 2nd by a conclusive 15-1. Will Veritas Academy repeat their success, or does Brentwood Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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