Baseball Game Preview: South Brunswick Cougars vs. West Bladen Knights

For the second straight game, South Brunswick will face off against West Bladen. The Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Brunswick's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so West Bladen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

West Bladen hit South Brunswick with a seven-run first inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

For West Bladen's part, the team relied heavily on Chase Bryan, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Aiden Trinidad also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

West Bladen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in six consecutive matchups.

West Bladen is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for South Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.