Softball Game Preview: Craigmont Chiefs vs. Brighton Cardinals

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 7:43am

Softball Preview: Craigmont Chiefs vs. Brighton Cardinals

The Craigmont Chiefs are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Brighton Cardinals at 6:00 p.m.

Craigmont's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Millington Central on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Trojans.

Meanwhile, while Brighton put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Millington Central. Brighton walked away with a 3-0 win over Millington Central. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brighton.

The result came thanks to Laney Lawson's shutout, as she gave up just zero hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.

On the hitting side, Brighton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Breasia Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Adin Shelton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.

Craigmont dropped their record down to 0-4 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Brighton, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11-1.

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