The Brentwood Christian Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Texas School for the Deaf Rangers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brentwood Christian has three straight wins, Texas School for the Deaf has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Brentwood Christian will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Veritas Academy, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Brentwood Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Veritas Academy on Friday and snuck past 2-1.
McKenna Counts made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Counts has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Counts was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keira Black, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Texas School for the Deaf suffered a tough 25-3 defeat at the hands of Hill Country Christian School of Austin on Thursday.
Brentwood Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for Texas School for the Deaf, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Brentwood Christian's way against Texas School for the Deaf in their previous meeting back in March as Brentwood Christian made off with a 19-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brentwood Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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