After flying high against Bob Jones on Friday, Mountain Brook came back down to earth. The Mountain Brook Spartans lost 16-7 to the Athens Golden Eagles on Friday.
Marianna Murray made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Shea, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Brook has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14-1 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. The victory (which was Athens' third in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Mountain Brook wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 8-2 loss against Jasper on the 14th. Athens has also already played their next matchup (against White Plains), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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