Laurel is on a ten-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Vancleave a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Laurel Golden Tornadoes will take on the Vancleave Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Laurel fell victim to Hattiesburg and their airtight pitching crew last Monday. Their tough 17-0 defeat to the Tigers might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Vancleave fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Stone on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tomcats by a score of 4-3.
Brooklyn Rhodes was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Rhodes has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rhodes was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Rhodes wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kassie Sonnier, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Laurel's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Vancleave, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
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