Softball Preview: Brush Beetdiggers vs. Lamar Thunder
The Brush Beetdiggers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Lamar Thunder at 11:00 a.m. Brush will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Brush is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Weld Central with a sharp 24-9 victory on Thursday.
Brush got a massive performance out of Brisa Aguirre-Garcia, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Haedynn Epple was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brush always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .773. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lamar had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Meloneers.
Carlin Weber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lamar let Khloe Fernandez and Chloe Weber loose on the outfield. Fernandez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Weber scored a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, Weber also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Braelinn Penaflor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Brush's record is now 8-14. As for Lamar, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Brush suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Lamar in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Brush avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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