The Brookville Bees will be playing at home against the Jefferson Forest Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Brookville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Brookville needed a bit of extra time to put away Amherst County. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Lancers 5-4. That's two games straight that Brookville has won by just one run.
Riley Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching eight innings while giving up four earned runs off 12 hits. Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Jasmine Fyffe was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Forest unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rustburg. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Jefferson Forest couldn't push the score so high this time.
Amelia Long spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Jefferson Forest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Smith, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Brookville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. As for Jefferson Forest, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.
Brookville suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Jefferson Forest in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Long, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Brookville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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