The Sunbright Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Oneida Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sunbright is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Sunbright can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Oakdale a 13-0 shutout. With that win, Sunbright brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Braelyn Moss was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Moss has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Moss was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Addison Coleman and Ava Vann did most of the damage at the plate: Coleman scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Vann scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Alaina Morgan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Oneida fell victim to a tough 15-3 defeat at the hands of Gatlinburg-Pittman on Monday. Oneida has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oneida saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Prayleigh Welch, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Sunbright's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Oneida, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Sunbright's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's game. Sunbright has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.1 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Oneida, though, as they've been averaging only 1.1. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Sunbright continue to outrun the ball?
Sunbright suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Oneida in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oneida's Jolie Duncan, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Sunbright knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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