Softball Preview: Briarwood Academy Buccaneers vs. Thomson Bulldogs
Briarwood Academy has gone 3-0 against Thomson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Briarwood Academy Buccaneers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Thomson Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m.
Briarwood Academy lost 8-1 to Thomas Jefferson Academy on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thomson). They blew past Josey 19-5 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by eight runs or more this season.
Janiya Scott was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. Scott was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Thomson let Janiya Drake and Jaliyah Ruff loose on the outfield. Drake went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs, while Ruff scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendyl Reynolds, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Briarwood Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Thomson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-7.
Briarwood Academy took their win against Thomson in their previous matchup back in August of 2018 by a conclusive 17-0. Will Briarwood Academy repeat their success, or does Thomson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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