Baseball Preview: Brackenridge Eagles vs. Alamo Heights Mules
The Brackenridge Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Alamo Heights Mules at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Brackenridge: 3.6, Alamo Heights: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Brackenridge's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Burbank. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brackenridge.
Meanwhile, Alamo Heights entered their tilt with MacArthur with 15 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 16. They had just enough and edged the Brahmas out 4-2.
Bruno Robles made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Robles has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Robles was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Davis Zunker looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Spielhagen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Brackenridge's record is now 14-10-1. As for Alamo Heights, they pushed their record up to 22-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Brackenridge suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Alamo Heights in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robles, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Brackenridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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