With a playoff game on the line, East Bernard rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Orangefield Bobcats onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Considering East Bernard has won 19 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Rylie Holder, who gave up just three hits to keep Orangefield off the board. Holder has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Addison Opela was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
The win was the tenth in a row for East Bernard, bringing their record for this year to 28-8-2. As for Orangefield, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9.
East Bernard will take on Franklin on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Bernard: 2, Franklin: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Orangefield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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