Greenbrier West fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Midland Trail on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Midland Trail Patriots by a score of 4-3. Greenbrier West's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Brilee Redden was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over eight innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Redden was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and a stolen base.
Redden wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Julia Herndon, who went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases.
On Midland Trail's side, Madison Rader spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Rader has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nevaeh Hall was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Greenbrier West's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Midland Trail, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Greenbrier West nor Midland Trail have any future games scheduled.
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