Preview: Brooke Bruins vs. Wheeling Park Patriots
Brooke has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Monday. They will face off against the Wheeling Park Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Brooke will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
The matchup between Brooke and Toronto on Saturday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. Brooke fell just short of Toronto by a score of 15-13. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Wyntar McQuiston and Maggie Diserio stepped up to the plate in a big way. McQuiston scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Diserio went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Maia Diserio, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Brooke always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Park fell victim to a tough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Martins Ferry on Saturday. Wheeling Park has struggled against Martins Ferry recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Wheeling Park saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Kozlowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Brooke dropped their record down to 0-5 with that loss, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wheeling Park, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Brooke hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wheeling Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Brooke skirted past Wheeling Park 5-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Brooke repeat their success, or does Wheeling Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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