Brashear 17 - Linn County 6

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The Brashear softball teamkicked off their season on the road at Linn County Friday night. The Lady Tigers wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as Meredith Thomas, Ashley Moncrief, and Mandy Taylor had back to back to back hits to give Brashear a 2-0 lead in their half of the 1st. Linn County answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the 1st to tie the game at 2-2. Brashear scored 4 runs in the top of the 2nd to retake the lead and had a 5-run 5th inning as they pulled away to a 17-6 win. Meredith Thomas went 4 for 4 and Ashley Moncrief was 4 for 5 to lead the Brashear offensive charge. Mandy Taylor, Alli Garrett, Sidney Sykes, Nikki Woods, and Abi Kerby also had hits for Brashear. E. Schreiner, Moore, Wilson, M. Schreiner, Murrell, and Coram had hits for Linn County. Alexa Acton picked up the win for Brashear striking out 5. M. Schreiner took the loss for Linn County.