It was a good run, but Veritas Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Brentwood Christian Bears by a score of 2-1. Veritas Academy was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the six matchups prior) but Brentwood Christian's pitchers proved too tough.
For Brentwood Christian's part, McKenna Counts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Counts has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Counts was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keira Black, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Veritas Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Brentwood Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Veritas Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hyde Park at 5:30 p.m. on April 30th. As for Brentwood Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Texas School for the Deaf at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brentwood Christian is facing Texas School for the Deaf at the right time seeing as Texas School for the Deaf is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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