Softball Recap: Mountain Brook Spartans vs. Homewood Patriots
Mountain Brook's game last Monday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Homewood Patriots as the Mountain Brook Spartans made off with a 13-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mountain Brook also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Marrison Kearse made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Kearse was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Marianna Murray and Claire Robinett did most of the damage at the plate: Murray scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Robinett scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Emma Stearns, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Mountain Brook has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-11 record this season. As for Homewood, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Mountain Brook will face off against West Nassau at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Nassau's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Mountain Brook's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Homewood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Shades Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shades Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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