Bradley Central had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 11-15-1 to make it six. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cleveland Blue Raiders. The Bears were not able to make up for their defeat to the Blue Raiders from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Tori Cagle was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
As for Cleveland, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
On Cleveland's side, Huntlee Dennison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits and racked up six Ks. Dennison has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brylee Cisco, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two doubles. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Aspen Tipton-Williams, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Coming up, Bradley Central will venture away from home to challenge Signal Mountain at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Cleveland, they will welcome Hixson at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. The Blue Raiders are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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