The Beddingfield Bruins are taking a road trip to take on the Eastern Wayne Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Beddingfield has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with eight straight defeats, while Eastern Wayne will come in with three straight victories.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Beddingfield's offense. They came up short against North Johnston on Tuesday, falling 10-0.
Meanwhile, Eastern Wayne made easy work of Spring Creek on Tuesday and carried off a 7-1 win. Considering the Warriors have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mallory Reed made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up a single earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hannah Lee, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and three runs. That home run was her first of the season. Arianna Harvey was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Eastern Wayne lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since the start of last season.
Eastern Wayne's record now sits at 7-2. As for Beddingfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Beddingfield suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Eastern Wayne when the teams last played back in March. Can the Bruins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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