The Brownstown Central Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Mitchell Bluejackets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brownstown Central has four straight wins, Mitchell has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Brownstown Central beats Mitchell with 14 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Brownstown Central put the hurt on Paoli with a sharp 14-0 victory on Monday.
Rylee May and Kelsey Schneider were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, May tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Schneider tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, May went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two doubles, while Schneider went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Shyla Steele looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Olivia Justice, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Kinzee Dean was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mitchell scored first but ultimately less than Salem in their game on Monday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Mitchell couldn't push the score so high this time.
Karsyn Coleman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Mitchell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Young, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Brownstown Central's win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11. As for Mitchell, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Brownstown Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Mitchell when the teams last played back in May of 2021, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mitchell's Caitlyn Mullis, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Brownstown Central to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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