The University Buccaneers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the North Greene Huskies at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but University had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Avery County. That's two games in a row now that University has lost by just one run.
While North Greene couldn't quite beat Cloudland on Monday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-point loss they were dealt last Thursday. North Greene fell just short of Cloudland by a score of 3-1. North Greene has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hannah Brooks spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, North Greene saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haley Bailey, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
University dropped their record down to 0-4 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North Greene, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
University suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to North Greene when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can University avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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