The Broughton Capitals will head out on the road to face off against the Sanderson Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Broughton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
While Broughton has not struggled against Millbrook recently, they managed to flip the script on Wednesday. Broughton came out on top against Millbrook by a score of 7-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Broughton as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ruby Kalkbrenner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lucy Bertram, who went 5-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two doubles. Harper Smith was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Sanderson's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Middle Creek on Wednesday. The match marked that first time this season in which Sanderson was not able to get on the board.
Sanderson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sloane Thorpe, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Broughton's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-6. As for Sanderson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Broughton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Sanderson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Broughton came up short against Sanderson in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sanderson's Lily Thorpe, who struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Broughton 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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