Calhoun City entered their tilt with Bruce with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They had just enough and edged the Bruce Trojans out 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Calhoun City, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Aimee Buckley spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jenna Nichols was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
On Bruce's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Bowling, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Calhoun City pushed their record up to 13-4-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Bruce, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7-1.
Calhoun City will be playing in front of their home fans against Palmer at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmer hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Bruce, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Water Valley on Friday. Bruce is facing Water Valley at the right time seeing as Water Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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