For the second straight game, Sanderson will face off against Broughton. Sanderson will be playing at home against Broughton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sanderson is looking for their season's first victory.
Sanderson managed to slip by Broughton the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Sanderson lost 17-0 to Broughton on Tuesday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Spartans were not able to get on the board.
For Broughton's part, Ruby Kalkbrenner was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kalkbrenner was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, Broughton got a massive performance out of Avery Troxell, who fired off three home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-3. Those seven RBI gave Troxell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Bertram, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Broughton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .722. They are 6-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Broughton pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.3 runs over those games. As for Sanderson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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