The Brantley County Herons will play host again on Monday to welcome the Ware County Gators, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
If Brantley County beats Ware County with nine runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Brantley County never let Berrien onto the board and left with a 9-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Herons have won nine games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Mary Hall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Hall was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sydnee Davis, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lydia Anderson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ware County). Everything went their way against Warner Robins last Tuesday as Ware County made off with a 14-2 victory. The win was nothing new for the Gators as they're now sitting on three straight.
Brantley County pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Ware County, their win bumped their record up to 3-10-1.
Brantley County skirted past Ware County 4-3 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will Brantley County repeat their success, or does Ware County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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