Neches has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Brookeland Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Neches: 2.9, Brookeland: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Neches is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bloomburg a 15-0 shutout. Neches might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Brookeland entered their tilt with Chester with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They came out on top against the Yellowjackets by a score of 9-6 on Saturday.
The team relied heavily on Lexie Orchosky, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was RaLea Bennett, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Neches' victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Brookeland, their win bumped their record up to 21-3.
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