Western Brown is 9-1 against Batavia since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Western Brown Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Batavia Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Batavia is hoping to do on Tuesday what Wilmington couldn't on Friday: put an end to Western Brown's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Western Brown's pitchers stepped up to hand Wilmington a 10-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Batavia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over East Clinton on Saturday.
Tegan Hughbanks spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Batavia let Aerianna King and Landrie Layman loose on the outfield. King scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Layman went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Emma Ruark was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Western Brown's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Batavia, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Western Brown took their victory against Batavia in their previous matchup on April 9th by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Brown 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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