The Brawley Wildcats will be playing at home against the Steele Canyon Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
After only one run in their last matchup, Brawley made sure to put some runs up on the board against Central on Thursday. Brawley was the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Central. That looming 13-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Brawley yet this season.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon entered their tilt with Holtville with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 7-1 win on Thursday. Steele Canyon might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by six runs or more this season.
Lauren Becker was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Trujillo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Brawley's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Steele Canyon, they pushed their record up to 7-3-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Brawley couldn't quite finish off Steele Canyon in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Brawley, Emma Shellstrom (who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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