Sunbright is 0-10 against Oliver Springs since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Sunbright Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Oliver Springs Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sunbright will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 13) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Oneida out 5-3. The win was nothing new for Sunbright as they're now sitting on three straight.
Braelyn Moss made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Moss has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Moss was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sunbright got a big performance out of Savannah Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Alaina Morgan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Oliver Springs can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They blew past Rockwood 16-6. That's two games straight that Oliver Springs has won by exactly ten runs.
Sunbright's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6. As for Oliver Springs, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Sunbright suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Oliver Springs when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Sunbright, Megan Armstrong (who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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