Kirbyville dropped their record down to 26-7 on Saturday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They lost 8-1 to the East Bernard Brahmas. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for East Bernard, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games.
For East Bernard's part, Rylie Holder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Holder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 18 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Viktorin, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Abigail Garcia, who earned one RBI and two runs.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Kirbyville beat East Bernard by a score of 5-2 later that day.
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