With a playoff game on the line, Greenbrier East rose to the challenge on Monday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the George Washington Patriots. The win was nothing new for Greenbrier East as they're now sitting on four straight.
Kayla Bartley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alanis McClary, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Taylor Boswell was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
On George Washington's side, Kaitlyn Swisher was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Greenbrier East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9-1 record this season. As for George Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 20-9.
Greenbrier East will have a chance to go back-to-back against George Washington: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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