The Lexington Minutemen will square off against the Braymer Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lexington is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Lexington is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Richmond on Thursday as Lexington made off with a 19-4 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Minutemen as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Kathryn Carter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Carter was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lexington let Elizabeth Day and Laniya Davis loose on the outfield. Day went 3-for-4 with seven RBI, two runs, and two runs, while Davis scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Day a new career-high in batting average. Another player making a difference was Zoey Earnest, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lexington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .707. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Braymer has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 2.67 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit last Tuesday. They lost 13-3 to Lathrop. The match marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Lexington's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-13. As for Braymer, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Lexington skirted past Braymer 11-10 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Lexington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Braymer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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