The Brantley County Herons will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Brantley County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Brantley County got the win against Greenbrier by a conclusive 12-4. The Herons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by eight runs or more this season.
Reagan Mclain made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mclain was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Brantley County let Lydia Anderson and Brooklyn Wildes loose on the outfield. Anderson went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Wildes scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rilee Story, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brantley County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell just short of Irwin County by a score of 6-4.
Brantley County pushed their record up to 9-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Fitzgerald, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
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