The Brunswick Blue Devils will take on the Maumee Panthers in a tournament on Saturday. The last three games Brunswick has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Brunswick saw some tournament action on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Holy Name 3-1.
Brunswick got a great performance from Gabby Diligente as she tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Abbey Nemec, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Friday. Maumee came up short against Elyria Catholic, falling 11-1. The matchup marked Maumee's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Maumee saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Autumn Gugger, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Brunswick is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Maumee, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Brunswick hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Maumee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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