Brentwood and Trinity Christian squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Brentwood had to settle for second. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trinity Christian Crusaders. The War Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
Callie Jones was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles. What's more, she also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Brylee Welch was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Brentwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .405 or higher in four consecutive games.
The defeat snapped Brentwood's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-8 record. As for Trinity Christian, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-7.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Brentwood's road trip will continue as they head out to face Heritage at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Brentwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Trinity Christian, they and Southwest Georgia Academy are set to duel on Friday. Trinity Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Southwest Georgia Academy likes a good challenge.
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