There's no place like home for LaBrae, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Garfield G-Men on Friday. That's more bragging rights for LaBrae, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Leah DeArmitt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. DeArmitt has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. DeArmitt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mariah Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Shelby Bragg, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Garfield's side, Juliana Genovese spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Garfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlee Hill, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
LaBrae's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Garfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
LaBrae will be playing at home against Crestview at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. LaBrae is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Garfield, they will head out on the road to challenge Solon at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Garfield has given up an average of 6.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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