Baseball Recap: Petal Panthers vs. Brandon Bulldogs
Petal has not done well against Brandon recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Petal Panthers put the hurt on the Brandon Bulldogs with a sharp 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Petal.
Jayden Madison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tanner Beliveau, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Fisher Howell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Brandon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Walker Hooks, who scored no runs while going 2-for-3.
Petal's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Brandon, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Petal will have a chance to go back-to-back against Brandon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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