Verbena waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Thorsby Rebels out 6-5. For Verbena, this counts as revenge for the 7-4 loss Thorsby walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Kiara Ray was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Thorsby's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Reeser, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brinley Giambrone, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Thorsby didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Verbena only tossed four.
Verbena is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Thorsby, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Verbena will take on Isabella at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Verbena will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive. Thorsby will take on Jemison at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Thorsby's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Jemison's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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