The Branchville Yellow Jackets will face off against the Colleton County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Branchville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over Wagener-Salley. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Meanwhile, Colleton County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Bluffton as Colleton County made off with a 14-3 win. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Lanasia Sanders was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.6 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. She also hit a triple, marking her first of the season.
In other batting news, Bre Gerard was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Alexia Eversole was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Colleton County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Branchville's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Colleton County, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Branchville came out on top in a nail-biter against Colleton County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 11-9. Does Branchville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Colleton County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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