Borden won the last time they faced Shoals and things went their way on Friday too. The Braves blew past the Jug Rox 14-2. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by six runs or more this season.
Emma Hart
| 04/18/25 vs Shoals | 3 |
| 04/17/24 vs Crothersville | 2 |
| 05/20/24 vs Lanesville | 1 |
| 05/17/24 vs Salem | 1 |
| 04/15/24 vs North Harrison | 1 |
Emma Hart 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 ten over four innings pitched. Hart was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, AJ Mallard and Alayna Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Mallard went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Martin went 1-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Brooklyn Fein was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Borden kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shoals didn't got any hits.
Borden pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Shoals, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Coming up, Borden is taking a road trip to square off against North Harrison at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Shoals, they will be playing at home against Mitchell at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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