Softball Preview: Brighton Bulldogs vs. Erie Tigers
The Brighton Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Erie Tigers at 12:15 p.m. Brighton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Brighton is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Riverdale Ridge just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 8-3 to the Ravens. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Ravens : they've now lost three in a row.
Jordyn Martinez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Erie made sure to put some runs up on the board against Frederick on Tuesday. Erie blew past Frederick 10-4. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Erie also got a great performance from Teleena Willert as she tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lyric DeLozier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5. What's more, she also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was America Griffin, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Erie was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Frederick only posted a batting average of .250.
Brighton's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7. As for Erie, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Erie's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Brighton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Erie, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Brighton keep running through batters, or will Erie buck the trend?
Brighton suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Erie in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Brighton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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