Enloe waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Broughton Capitals 8-7. That's two games straight that Enloe has won by just one run.
Avery Modlin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Modlin has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Modlin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Modlin wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ella Thompson, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Thompson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Mary Garland, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Broughton's side, Lucy Bertram was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Troxell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Enloe pushed their record up to 11-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Broughton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.
Enloe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Broughton also has no future games currently scheduled.
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