It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Brooks had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They never let the Houston Academy Raiders onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brooks.
The result came thanks to Abby Herndon's shutout, as she gave up just two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brooks saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Donna Faith Roberson, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
On Houston Academy's side, Braya Hodges spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Even though they lost, Houston Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brooks only tossed three.
Brooks has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 36-9-1 record this season. As for Houston Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 45-5.
Brooks will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Madison County at 9:00 a.m. Brooks is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. Houston Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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