Softball Recap: Murdock Blue Devils vs. North Brookfield Indians
Murdock had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the North Brookfield Indians on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Murdock also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.
Kassandra Santos tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Emma Oakley and Lilyana Lee did most of the damage at the plate: Oakley scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Lee scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Santos, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Murdock's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-15. As for North Brookfield, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Murdock beat North Brookfield by a score of 16-2 later that day.
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