Baseball Preview: Brooke Bruins vs. St. Clairsville Red Devils
The Brooke Bruins will be playing at home against the St. Clairsville Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Brooke will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Wheeling Central Catholic on Friday. Brooke was the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Wheeling Central Catholic.
Hunter Mozingo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on 11 hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Peyton Toepher was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Raymond DeFranco was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Clairsville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over the Raiders.
The victory got Brooke back to even at 7-7. As for St. Clairsville, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
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