The Middleburg Broncos will challenge the Gainesville Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Middleburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Columbia by a score of 4-1.
Morgan Beckham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Middleburg's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Prather, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Gainesville can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Deltona 12-1. Gainesville's victory was all the more impressive since Deltona was averaging only 2.21 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Braylin Cook, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Rihanna Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Middleburg pushed their record up to 22-4 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Gainesville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Middleburg hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Gainesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Middleburg came up short against Gainesville in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gainesville's Leanna Bourdage, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Now that Middleburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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