Baseball Game Preview: Siegel Stars vs. Bradley Central Bears

For the second straight game, Siegel will face off against Bradley Central. The Stars will venture away from home to take on the Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Siegel 3.7, Bradley Central 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Siegel's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Bradley Central 1-0.

For Bradley Central's part, Tyler Cook spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks. Cook has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances.

Siegel's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 28-11. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bradley Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 21-15-1 record.