Houston Academy and Brooks squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Houston Academy had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Brooks Lions by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Houston Academy seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Braya Hodges spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Houston Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mary Suzan Aman, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Houston Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brooks only tossed three.
On Brooks' side, not much got past Abby Herndon, who gave up just two hits to keep Houston Academy off the board. Herndon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Houston Academy and nudges their season record down to 45-5. As for Brooks, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 36-9-1 record this season.
Houston Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brooks, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Madison County at 9:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Madison County: 2.8, Brooks: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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