Brown County took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Edinburgh Lancers 6-5. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered an 11-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Cami Keaton was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Keaton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aubree Denton, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
Brown County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Edinburgh only posted a batting average of .222.
Edinburgh's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Brown County Eagles face off against Seymour Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Edinburgh, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against South Ripley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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