The Branchville Yellow Jackets will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Branchville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Branchville is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Edisto with a sharp 17-1 win on Thursday. Considering Branchville has won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kylie Starns was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Starns has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Starns was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kayden LaPiene and Lauren Shaw did most of the damage at the plate: LaPiene scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Shaw went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. LaPiene has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Anna Win Berry, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Bamberg-Ehrhardt had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Barnwell on Wednesday.
Branchville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Branchville was able to grind out a solid victory over Bamberg-Ehrhardt when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Branchville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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