Brantley County entered their tilt with Berrien on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They won by a run and slipped past the Berrien Rebels 5-4.
Chelsea Turner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Brooklyn Wildes and Sydnee Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Wildes went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Davis went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lydia Anderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Brantley County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least nine hits in six consecutive matches.
Brantley County has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Berrien, they dropped their record down to 7-10 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Brantley County will host Berrien at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Berrien, they will venture away from home to take on Cook at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cook's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Berrien's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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