Softball Recap: Lower Richland Diamond Hornets vs. Brookland-Cayce Bearcats
Lower Richland fell victim to Brookland-Cayce and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their rough 15-0 defeat to the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats might stick with them for a while. Lower Richland has not had much luck with Brookland-Cayce recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Brookland-Cayce's part, Shianne Crout and Makenna Berry made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Crout tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Berry pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Crout has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks every time she's pitched this season. At bat, Crout scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Berry scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Miranda Jeffcoat, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Hoffman, who scored three runs and stole a base.
Lower Richland's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Brookland-Cayce, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6.
Lower Richland will take on Columbia at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Brookland-Cayce, they will head out on the road to square off against Non Varsity Opponent at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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