The Brantley County Herons will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Brunswick Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Brunswick took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Brantley County, who comes in off a win.
Brantley County is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Charlton County. Everything went Brantley County's way against Charlton County on Saturday as Brantley County made off with an 11-3 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Herons as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Mary Hall looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rilee Story, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsie Bishop, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brantley County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlton County only posted an OBP of .300.
Meanwhile, Brunswick suffered their closest loss since September 5, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Liberty County by a score of 6-4.
Brantley County was able to grind out a solid win over Brunswick in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, winning 4-1. Does Brantley County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brunswick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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