After a string of five wins, Brookfield Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning. Brookfield Academy was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but Lake Country Lutheran's pitcher proved too tough.
Julia Van Bogart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Brookfield Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Lake Country Lutheran, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Brookfield Academy will head out on the road to face off against Catholic Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic Central is on a three-game streak of home wins, Brookfield Academy a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Lake Country Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
