Baseball Game Preview: Brunswick Blue Devils vs. Cleveland Heights Tigers

For the second straight game, Brunswick will face off against Cleveland Heights. The Blue Devils will take on the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brunswick is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Brunswick took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Cleveland Heights as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Blue Devils needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.

Brunswick got a great performance from Brooks Relic as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.

Elijah Poindexter

Runs

04/28/25 vs Cleveland Heights	2
04/23/25 vs Shaker Heights	2
04/22/25 @ Shaker Heights	2
04/14/25 @ St. Edward	1
04/01/25 vs Riverside	1

At the plate, Elijah Poindexter was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Brunswick's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-6 when he doesn't). Zachary Callahan also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Brunswick hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive games.

Brunswick has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Cleveland Heights, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.