The Brookville Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Bellbrook Golden Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Brookville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Oakwood 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brookville.
Rylan Eagle made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Eagle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Eagle was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jordyn Oliver and Kara Gardner did most of the damage at the plate: Oliver went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Gardner scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Grace Burton was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bellbrook got the win against Monroe on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-2.
Chasidy Stewart (2025) spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Reese McBride (2025) was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Sonya Horvath (2024), who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Brookville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Bellbrook, they pushed their record up to 7-10 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Bellbrook's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Brookville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Bellbrook, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Brookville keep running through batters, or will Bellbrook buck the trend?
Brookville suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Bellbrook in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Brookville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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