The Branchville Yellow Jackets will challenge the Lowcountry Leadership NaviGators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Branchville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Andrew Jackson Academy on Monday as they made off with a 20-5 victory. The Yellow Jackets have beaten the Warriors the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Warriors has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Lowcountry Leadership waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Hurricanes 17-7.
Harley Winn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, earning one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Lowcountry Leadership let Becky Gaskins and Bailee Blome run wild. Gaskins went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Blome got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run and six RBI. Blome has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aven Biehl, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base.
Lowcountry Leadership's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Branchville, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Everything went Branchville's way against Lowcountry Leadership in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, as Branchville made off with a 12-0 victory. Do the Yellow Jackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the NaviGators turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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