The Broadneck Bruins will head out to square off against the North County Knights at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Broadneck has seven straight wins, North County has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North County's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Broadneck hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. Everything went the Bruins' way against Meade on Wednesday as they made off with a 20-0 victory. Considering the Bruins have won eight matches by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Aliceanna Weibley was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Grace Purdum, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Glen Burnie hit North County with a eight-run third inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights came up short against the Gophers, falling 11-1.
Broadneck pushed their record up to 13-2-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for North County, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Broadneck couldn't quite finish off North County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Bruins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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