Mountain Brook is 1-9 against Pelham since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mountain Brook Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pelham Panthers at 5:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Last Friday, everything went Mountain Brook's way against Shades Valley as Mountain Brook made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mountain Brook.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pelham, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over West Blocton on Thursday.
Jordan Young made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Young has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Young was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Emery Plunkett was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Mountain Brook's victory bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Pelham, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-12.
Mountain Brook might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Pelham in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Young, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Mountain Brook knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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