The Colleton County Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Branchville Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Branchville will be up against a hot Colleton County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went Colleton County's way against Bluffton on Friday as Colleton County made off with a 14-3 victory. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Lanasia Sanders
| 03/21/25 @ Bluffton | 10 |
| 03/19/25 vs Lowcountry Leadership | 6 |
| 03/15/25 vs Columbia | 4 |
| 03/13/25 @ Battery Creek | 8 |
Lanasia Sanders was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.6 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. She also hit a triple, marking her first of the season.
In other batting news, Bre Gerard was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Alexia Eversole was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Colleton County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Branchville never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They blew past Wagener-Salley 13-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Colleton County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Branchville, their record is now 2-0.
Colleton County couldn't quite finish off Branchville in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 11-9. Can Colleton County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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