Softball Preview: East Bay Indians vs. Brandon Eagles
East Bay is 10-0 against Brandon since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Bay Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brandon Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in East Bay's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Brandon has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, East Bay beat Plant City 11-6.
Elana Roush made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off 12 hits. Roush has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Roush was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Molly Johnson was a standout: she fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kamiira Austin, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Brandon's offense. Their rough 22-0 loss to Chamberlain on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
East Bay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Brandon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went East Bay's way against Brandon when the teams last played back in March as East Bay made off with a 19-0 win. Will East Bay repeat their success, or does Brandon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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