The Bradford Tornadoes will square off against the Newberry Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bradford is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs last Friday, they were much more limited against Bishop Snyder on Wednesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals.
Bailey Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Bradford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolee Lemire, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, on Thursday Newberry's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Keystone Heights, sneaking past 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since April 10, 2024.
Newberry let Tristan Layfield and Chloe Jones run wild. Layfield scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Jones went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Mattson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Newberry pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bradford, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Bradford took their win against Newberry in their previous matchup back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 21-2. Will Bradford repeat their success, or does Newberry have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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