The Middleburg Broncos will be taking part in a tournament against the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Middleburg 3.7, Bartow 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Middleburg didn't have quite enough to beat Creekside and fell 3-2. The Broncos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Karleigh Sanford was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
Meanwhile, Bartow came tearing into Friday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 4-0 shutout. The Yellow Jackets' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Not much got past Ryleigh Knowlton, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Columbia off the board. Knowlton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emma Huffman, who got on base in both of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Middleburg's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Bartow, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
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