The Bay School Breakers will head out on the road to take on the Branson Bulls at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (The Bay School has five straight wins, Branson has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, The Bay School got the win against Gateway by a conclusive 11-1. Considering the Breakers have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nate Won was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Nick Patarroyo, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Branson might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Novato who claimed the real prize. The Bulls took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets.
Branson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Treyvor Mathews, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The Bay School pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Branson, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Branson's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: The Bay School has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. It's a different story for Branson, though, as they've only averaged .340. Will they be able to contain The Bay School's hitters?
The Bay School couldn't quite get it done against Branson in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the Breakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
