The Briggs Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Briggs 3.6, Mt. Vernon 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Briggs' usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Franklin Heights hitters got past them. The Bruins came up short against the Falcons last Friday, falling 11-1. The game marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon waltzed into their match on Friday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They never let the Blue Devils get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.
Brooke Dovenbarger was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Kennedy, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
Mt. Vernon pushed their record up to 22-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Briggs, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3.
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