Baseball Game Preview: Bradley Central Bears vs. Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers

For the second straight game, Bradley Central will face off against Howard Tech. The Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Hustlin' Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bradley Central has six straight victories, Howard Tech has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If Bradley Central beats Howard Tech with 18 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Bears didn't even let the Hustlin' Tigers on the board on Tuesday, marking the Bears' second-straight 18-0 shutout. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by nine runs or more this season.

Jonathon Alomar

Runs

04/15/25 vs Howard Tech	3
04/14/25 @ Howard Tech	2
04/03/25 vs Ooltewah	2
03/27/25 @ Rhea County	2
03/07/25 vs Baylor	2
+ 8 more games

Paxton King and Jonathon Alomar did most of the damage at the plate: King scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Alomar scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Bradley Central is undefeated when Alomar posts two or more runs, but 8-10-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Humble, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Bradley Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .710. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Howard Tech only posted an OBP of .077.

Bradley Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Howard Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.