The Brookfield Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Badger Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Brookfield fell victim to Garfield and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the G-Men by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Brookfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elaina Boyce, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Badger hadn't beaten Bristol on the road since April 14, 2016 but that history sure didn't bother them on Wednesday. The Braves blew past the Panthers 13-2. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Samantha Bradbury was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Bradbury was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyleigh Hall, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Riley Thomas also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Badger kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since the start of last season.
Badger has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Brookfield, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-12 record.
Brookfield suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Badger in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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