The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs are on the road again on Monday to play the Brighton Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Raleigh-Egypt's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Brighton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Raleigh-Egypt played against Covington and lost via forfeit.
Brighton is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Craigmont on Wednesday as Brighton made off with a 15-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Brighton sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kaitlyn Chapman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Chapman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Brighton let Keagan Stepp and Zaniya Hunt loose on the outfield. Stepp got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Hunt scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Sydney Kirby was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Raleigh-Egypt's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Brighton, they pushed their record up to 14-11-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
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