The Brookfield Warriors will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Crestview Rebels at 5:00 p.m. Brookfield will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Brookfield gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Newton Falls.
Madison Obermiyer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). Obermiyer has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Obermiyer was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Brookfield got a massive performance out of Cadence Huffman, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Hubbard, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Crestview unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Garfield by a score of 5-4.
Katie Lissi made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Eme Cook, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Crestview was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Garfield only posted a batting average of .211.
Brookfield's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Crestview, they dropped their record down to 4-8 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Thursday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Brookfield hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. However, it's not like Crestview struggles in that department as they've averaged .365. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Brookfield might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Crestview in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crestview's Emma Snyder, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Brookfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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