Softball Game Preview: Brighton Cardinals vs. Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2024, 8:19am

Softball Preview: Brighton Cardinals vs. Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs

The Brighton Cardinals will be playing at home against the Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Brighton will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.

Brighton is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Craigmont a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Kaitlyn Chapman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Chapman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, Brighton let Keagan Stepp and Zaniya Hunt loose on the outfield. Stepp got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Hunt scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Kirby, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.

Raleigh-Egypt played against Covington and lost via forfeit.

Brighton's win bumped their record up to 14-11-1. As for Raleigh-Egypt, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

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