The Brookwood Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Gulf Shores Dolphins at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Friday, Brookwood made easy work of Pinson Valley and carried off an 8-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Davis Torri
| 03/07/25 vs Pinson Valley | 11 |
| 03/01/25 vs Tuscaloosa Academy | 10 |
| 02/25/25 vs Bibb County | 8 |
| 04/12/24 vs Hueytown | 8 |
| 02/18/25 @ Sipsey Valley | 6 |
Davis Torri tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Markeil Williams was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jordan Riley also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, while Gulf Shores put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Pass Christian. Gulf Shores blew past Pass Christian 8-0. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Dolphins as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Gulf Shores also got a great performance from Woods McElroy as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. What's more, McElroy gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had over his last five games.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tres Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob O'Bryan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Brookwood's record now sits at 5-7. As for Gulf Shores, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Gulf Shores' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Brookwood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Gulf Shores, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9 strikeouts. Will Brookwood keep running through batters, or will Gulf Shores buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
