The Brookfield Academy Blue Knights will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the St. Joseph Lancers at 10:00 a.m. Brookfield Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Brookfield Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Living Word Lutheran a 15-0 shutout.
Julia Van Bogart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Van Bogart has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Van Bogart was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Christina Burghardt was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Leora Schmidt, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
St. Joseph lost 13-3 to St. Catherine's back in April.
Brookfield Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Brookfield Academy suffered a grim 20-4 defeat to St. Joseph when the teams last played back in May of 2018. Will Brookfield Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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