Softball Preview: Branham Bruins vs. Live Oak Acorns
Branham is 7-2 against Live Oak since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Branham Bruins will look to defend their home field against the Live Oak Acorns at 4:00 p.m. Branham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Branham's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Leland by a score of 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Branham.
The result came thanks to Jacqueline Connolly Hojas's shutout, as she gave up just two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Branham's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaliya Yco, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Live Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santa Teresa.
Branham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Live Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Branham skirted past Live Oak 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Live Oak's Julianna Altamirano, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Branham still be able to contain Altamirano? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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