The Sulphur Bluff Bears will face off against the Bland Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Sulphur Bluff has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Bland will come in with three straight wins.
Sulphur Bluff fell victim to Celeste and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 21-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bland). Everything went their way against Campbell on Friday as Bland made off with a 27-1 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
Brookelynn Boren-Floyd and Makila Watson made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Boren-Floyd tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Watson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, Boren-Floyd gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had since back in February. At bat, Boren-Floyd scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Watson went 2-for-3 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Those four runs gave Boren-Floyd a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Natalyn Luper, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Neesmith, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Bland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .784. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bland's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Sulphur Bluff, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Sulphur Bluff might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Bland in their previous meeting back in February of 2016. Will Sulphur Bluff have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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