Brooks will head out on the road to challenge Hancock at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Brooks has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Brooks is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Hancock on Monday. They came up short against Hancock, falling 12-2. The contest marked Brooks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
For Hancock's part, Alyssa Diaz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. With that strong performance, Diaz is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Chloe Dougherty was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Alayna Bentley was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Hancock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are 6-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win (which was Hancock's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for Brooks, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
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