East Bernard is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Danbury is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Bernard Brahmas will take on the Danbury Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Bernard's hitters rose to the challenge against a Leopards pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.19 points allowed on Friday. East Bernard's pitcher stepped up to hand Van Vleck a 10-0 shutout.
Addison Opela made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Opela has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Opela was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Megan Gasch was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Rylie Holder was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Danbury scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hitchcock with a sharp 18-3 victory.
East Bernard has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8-2 record this season. As for Danbury, their win bumped their record up to 16-10-1.
East Bernard was able to grind out a solid victory over Danbury when the teams last played back in March, winning 6-2. Will East Bernard repeat their success, or does Danbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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