Baseball Preview: Bruce Red Raiders vs. Flambeau Falcons
The Bruce Red Raiders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Flambeau Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Bruce came up short against Mellen and fell 11-6.
Meanwhile, Flambeau put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Winter/Birchwood with a sharp 15-6 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Flambeau needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Tanner Nelson and Luke Lawton made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Nelson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Lawton struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. At bat, Nelson scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Lawton scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Giles Groothousen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Bruce has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Flambeau, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Bruce couldn't quite finish off Flambeau in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 8-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Flambeau's Isaac Brown, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Bruce knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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