Softball Recap: Bradley Central's Luck Changes for the Better on Wednesday

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against East Hamilton, Bradley Central was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Signal Mountain Eagles. The win was some much needed relief for the Bears as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.

Maryah Greenwood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alliyssia Herbold, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since March 4th. Karly Farkas was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Bradley Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Signal Mountain only posted a batting average of .222.

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Previous 4 Games (Home)

03/26/25 vs Signal Mountain	8-3
03/20/25 vs Ooltewah	9-8
03/18/25 vs Red Bank	9-1
03/18/25 vs Red Bank	20-2

Bradley Central pushed their record up to 7-9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing eight strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.69 in the others. As for Signal Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Bradley Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Signal Mountain: the pair will be back at it again later today.