Baseball Preview: Brighton Bengals vs. Maple Mountain Golden Eagles
The Brighton Bengals are on the road again on Saturday to play the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 11:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Brighton: 2.4, Maple Mountain: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Brighton heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They fell 12-9 to Maple Mountain.
For Maple Mountain's part, Bennett Averett made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Averett has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances. Averett was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Maple Mountain let AJ Thomas and Logen Bringhurst loose on the outfield. Thomas scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Bringhurst scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Cy Chrisman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Brighton's loss dropped their record down to 27-4. As for Maple Mountain, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-4.
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