Brookfield Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Catholic Central Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Brookfield Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Brookfield Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Lake Country Lutheran on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Lightning. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Brookfield Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Julia Van Bogart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against St. Francis by a score of 12-8. That's two games straight that Catholic Central has won by exactly four runs.
Brookfield Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Catholic Central, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Brookfield Academy came up short against Catholic Central in their previous meeting back in April, falling 7-3. Can Brookfield Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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