Softball Preview: Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane vs. Brantley County Herons
Fitzgerald has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Brantley County Herons at 4:00 p.m.
Fitzgerald's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Brantley County on Tuesday. They lost 13-0 to the Herons.
For Brantley County's part, Mary Hall made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. Hall was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Rilee Story was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lydia Anderson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brantley County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in four consecutive games.
Fitzgerald dropped their record down to 2-15 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Brantley County, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
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