Softball Preview: Brush Beetdiggers vs. Sterling Tigers
The Brush Beetdiggers will take on the Sterling Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Brush has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Sterling will arrive with four straight wins.
Brush's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against University on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Bulldogs.
Brush saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brisa Aguirre-Garcia, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, everything went Sterling's way against Limon on Tuesday as Sterling made off with a 19-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Sterling let Makenzie Beck and Haylee Lambert loose on the outfield. Beck went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI, while Lambert scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. What's more, Lambert also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Kira Perez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sterling was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 36.6%.
Brush's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Sterling, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-8-2.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Brush hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Sterling struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Brush came out on top in a nail-biter against Sterling when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 13-11. Will Brush repeat their success, or does Sterling have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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