Brackett has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Leakey Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, Brackett fell victim to a tough 19-4 loss at the hands of Sabinal.
Meanwhile, Leakey stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in Wednesday's second game. They put the hurt on Knippa with a sharp 20-5 victory. Winning may never get old, but Leakey sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Ella Kylberg was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Kylberg has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kylberg was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Anna (AK) Fortner looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, Leakey got a massive performance out of Katherine Knox, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mckenzie Ramirez, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Brackett dropped their record down to 0-11 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Leakey, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Brackett suffered a grim 18-5 defeat to Leakey when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can Brackett avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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