Baseball Preview: Briggs Bruins vs. Marion-Franklin Red Devils
Briggs is 9-1 against Marion-Franklin since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Briggs Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Marion-Franklin Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Briggs can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on Walnut Ridge with a sharp 28-9 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Briggs.
Cameron Griffith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned runs but no hits. Griffith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Briggs got a massive performance out of Diego Savinon, who scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Savinon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Martin, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Marion-Franklin had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Walnut Ridge on Wednesday as Marion-Franklin made off with a 20-11 win. That looming 20-11 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Marion-Franklin yet this season.
Briggs has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Marion-Franklin, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-12.
Everything went Briggs' way against Marion-Franklin in their previous meeting back in April as Briggs made off with a 17-10 win. Will Briggs repeat their success, or does Marion-Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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