Brantley County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Purple Hurricane this season, with their most recent loss being a 12-2 defeat on Friday.
Brantley County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Nielson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave Nielson a new career-high in RBI (two). Gaven Grafford was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Brantley County's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Fitzgerald, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-6.
Coincidentally, Brantley County and Fitzgerald will both be playing Berrien the next time they take the field. Fitzgerald will head out to face Berrien at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Brantley County will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on March 18th.
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