Brighton had lost three straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 3-12 to make it four. They fell just short of the Aquinas Institute Little Irish by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bruins of the 16-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2015.
As for Aquinas Institute, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-5. Three seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Aquinas Institute's part, Kendall Buttles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Buttles was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs.
Brighton will head out to challenge Eastridge at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Aquinas Institute, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hilton at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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