Brentsville District is 7-2 against Kettle Run since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Brentsville District Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Kettle Run Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Brentsville District is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.
If Brentsville District beats Kettle Run with two runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Brentsville District had just enough and edged James Wood out 2-1. That's two games straight that Brentsville District has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, while it was Kettle Run who put the first points on the board on Tuesday, it was Liberty who put up more. Kettle Run fell just short of Liberty by a score of 5-4.
Hailey Pace was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Alexah Gordon was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Golden, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double.
Brentsville District pushed their record up to 17-1-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Kettle Run, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Brentsville District took their win against Kettle Run when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 20-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brentsville District since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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