Brimfield waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for Brimfield, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Kierra Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was CJ Troxell, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Brimfield's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Cuba/Spoon River Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Brimfield will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Wethersfield/Annawan at 4:30 p.m. Brimfield's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Wethersfield/Annawan's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cuba/Spoon River Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Bushnell-Prairie City at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cuba/Spoon River Valley is facing Bushnell-Prairie City at the right time seeing as Bushnell-Prairie City is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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