Baseball Preview: Mitchell Bluejackets vs. Brownstown Central Braves
The Mitchell Bluejackets are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Brownstown Central Braves at 5:00 p.m. Mitchell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Mitchell is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Bedford North Lawrence on Friday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stars.
Mitchell saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Simon Gaines, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brownstown Central never let their opponents score on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Eastern 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brownstown Central.
Mitchell's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Brownstown Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Mitchell was able to grind out a solid win over Brownstown Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mitchell since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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