After two games on the road, Brookhaven is heading back home. They will take on the East Central Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Brookhaven had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Warren Central put an end to it on Thursday. Brookhaven suffered a tough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Warren Central. Brookhaven has not had much luck with Warren Central recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Brookhaven saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Journi Hunt, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, East Central's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of George County by a score of 6-5.
Abbie Huff was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Baleigh Tullos made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillie Evans, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Brookhaven's loss dropped their record down to 17-13. As for East Central, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-4.
Brookhaven might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from East Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Brookhaven avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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