The Beachwood Bison will head out on the road to square off against the Berkshire Badgers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Beachwood earned a 21-16 victory over Cleveland Heights. The win made it back-to-back victories for Beachwood.
Arianna Preston made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Preston was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Lily Grover was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Sawyer Borland was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Berkshire had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 10-6.
Kylie Gleason was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Young, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Beachwood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Berkshire, they pushed their record up to 12-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Berkshire's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Beachwood has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Berkshire, though, as they've been averaging 9.1. Given Beachwood's sizable advantage in that area, Berkshire will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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