Softball Recap: Brush Beetdiggers vs. Valley Vikings
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sterling, Brush was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over the Valley Vikings. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Beetdiggers considering their one-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on Brisa Aguirre-Garcia, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. Another player making a difference was Haedynn Epple, who went 4-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brush was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .475. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley only posted a batting average of .345.
The win snapped Brush's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-14 record. As for Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Brush didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 24-9 victory against Weld Central on the 10th. Valley has also already played their next matchup, a 10-0 loss against Lyons on the 10th.
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