The Brookhaven Academy Cougars will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Brookhaven Academy will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in July (they won by eight) but back in August they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Oak Forest Academy out 8-6. Eight seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Oak Forest Academy's part, Preslie Dempster was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She pitched 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Dempster was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ashlyn Wilkinson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in batting average.
Brookhaven Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Oak Forest Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-4-1 record.
Brookhaven Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Oak Forest Academy in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookhaven Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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