The Brookville Bees are taking a road trip to challenge the Jefferson Forest Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Brookville nor Jefferson Forest posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Brookville is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since April 6, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Halifax County by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Forest didn't have quite enough to beat Amherst County on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The loss was the Cavaliers' first of the season.
Amelia Long was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Jefferson Forest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashleigh Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Brookville's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Jefferson Forest, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Brookville might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Jefferson Forest in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Bees avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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