Softball Game Preview: Brooke Bruins vs. John Marshall Monarchs

Brooke hasn't had much luck against John Marshall recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bruins will challenge the Monarchs at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brooke has five straight victories, John Marshall has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Brooke is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against East Liverpool on Monday as they made off with a 12-2 win.

Brooke got a great performance from Karson Drumm as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk).

Jazymn Wood

Stolen Base (Career)

04/21/25 @ East Liverpool	2
04/19/25 vs North Marion	1
04/07/25 @ Indian Creek	1
03/22/25 @ Edison	1
03/19/25 vs The Linsly School	1

On the hitting side, Jazymn Wood was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maggie Diserio, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Brooke kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.8.

Meanwhile, John Marshall fell victim to Parkersburg South and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Patriots.

The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 5-17. As for John Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.

Brooke suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to John Marshall in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Bruins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.