The Carroll Patriots will be playing at home against the Brookville Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carroll is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Carroll will head into Sunday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Sunday was a bit more commanding. Their rough 11-1 defeat to Badin might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Carroll has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Brookville was able to grind out a solid victory over Madison on Wednesday, taking the game 6-2.
Grace Burton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Burton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Burton was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Burton wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maya Haydon, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Rylan Eagle was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Brookville, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-4.
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