Broomfield has gone 6-1 against Holy Family recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Broomfield sitting on 12 straight victories and Holy Family on 11.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Broomfield took on Horizon on Thursday. The Eagles put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 14-2 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Ireland Heer spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks.
Avery Gines
| 10/09/25 @ Horizon | 4 |
| 10/26/24 vs Riverdale Ridge | 3 |
| 09/24/24 vs Horizon | 3 |
| 08/29/24 @ Erie | 3 |
| 08/24/24 @ Comanche | 3 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Avery Gines, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Lilly Smith was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Broomfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horizon only posted a batting average of .174.
Meanwhile, Holy Family faced Windsor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Tigers never let the Wizards get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Not much got past Emmaline Humphreys, who gave up just four hits and racked up 17 Ks to keep Windsor off the board. Humphreys has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Holy Family saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carly Turney, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Broomfield's win bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Holy Family, their victory bumped their record up to 19-3.
Broomfield was able to grind out a solid win over Holy Family in their previous matchup back in September, winning 8-3. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
