Brookwood has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Wonewoc-Center Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Brookwood had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Bangor put an end to it on Thursday. Brookwood took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bangor. Brookwood has struggled against Bangor recently, as their match on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Vanessa Anderson was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Anderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Anderson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Powell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Deanna Wallace was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wonewoc-Center came up short against Hillsboro on Monday and fell 5-2.
Bryn Ertel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Olivia Olson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Brookwood's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8. As for Wonewoc-Center, their record now sits at 10-6.
Brookwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Wonewoc-Center in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 8-7. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wonewoc-Center's Kelsey Justman, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Brookwood still be able to contain Justman? There's only one way to find out.
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