Calhoun City had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Bruce Trojans out 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Calhoun City also won the last time the pair played last Thursday.
Aimee Buckley and Madison Buckley made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Buckley pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Buckley pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). At the plate, Buckley scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Buckley went 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Brentley Parker was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Calhoun City pushed their record up to 11-4-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs per game. As for Bruce, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6-1.
Coincidentally, Calhoun City and Bruce will both be playing Vardaman the next time they take the field. Calhoun City will head out to face Vardaman at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Bruce will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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