Softball Recap: Brookville Blue Devils vs. Bellbrook Golden Eagles
Brookville waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Bellbrook Golden Eagles by a score of 7-3. This was payback for Brookville, who suffered a 12-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Grace Burton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Burton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burton was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Brookville let Kara Gardner and Kenzie Roesser loose on the outfield. Gardner scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Roesser went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Jordyn Oliver was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Bellbrook's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lainey Schleich (2025), who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Brookville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Bellbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Brookville is on the road again on Friday to play Carlisle at 5:00 p.m. Carlisle is coming into the contest with seven straight wins at home, so Brookville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Bellbrook will take on Monroe at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Bellbrook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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