The Holly Bronchos will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Linden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Holly lost 12-2 to Fenton on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Bronchos in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Evelyn Miller was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run. Jaelynn Mortinsen was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Linden). They blew past Flushing 14-1 on Monday. Considering the Eagles have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kayla Widner (2025) was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one double. That home run was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Ella Kenyon (2025) was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those runs were her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Addyson Sturgis (2025), who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Linden was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Linden is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Holly, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Holly suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Linden in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Bronchos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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