In what's become a running theme this season, Branham gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Leigh Longhorns as the Branham Bruins made off with an 11-1 win. That's more bragging rights for Branham, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jacqueline Connolly Hojas spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Makenzie Navarro, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Moser, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
On Leigh's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Hooper, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Branham has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Leigh, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Branham will head out on the road to face off against Ann Sobrato at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ann Sobrato: 3.3, Branham: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Leigh, they will head out on the road to square off against Live Oak at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Leigh is facing Live Oak at the right time seeing as Live Oak is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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