Baseball Game Preview: Brush Beetdiggers vs. Wray Eagles

The Brush Beetdiggers will head out on the road to take on the Wray Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brush will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

While Brush's victory against Strasburg wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Beetdiggers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Indians 7-5. Seven seems to be a good number for the Beetdiggers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Keeton Jilek

Hits (Career)

04/29/26 vs Strasburg	3
04/07/26 vs Bennett	2
03/30/26 vs Highland	2
04/30/25 @ Strasburg	2
04/26/25 vs Haxtun	2

Keeton Jilek made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Dakota Proctor and Landon Mesch did most of the damage at the plate: Proctor went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Mesch went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. That's the most runs Proctor has posted since back in March.

Meanwhile, Wray made easy work of Decatur Community on Saturday and carried off a 19-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won ten contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Like Brush, Wray also got a great game from a two-way player: Noah Stults. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stults was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Brush's record now sits at 11-9. As for Wray, their record is now 17-4.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Brush has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wray struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.