The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will square off against the Steinbrenner Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Berkeley Prep 3, Steinbrenner 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Berkeley Prep beat River Ridge 7-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buccaneers.
Ella Malin was incredible, going 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Quinn, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Steinbrenner ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They skirted past Mitchell 3-2. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by just one run.
Lilly Patton spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Steinbrenner's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emma Kindle, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Steinbrenner pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Berkeley Prep, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
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