Baseball Preview: Brookstone Cougars vs. Heritage Hawks
Brookstone is 8-2 against Heritage since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Brookstone Cougars are on the road again to play the Heritage Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Brookstone can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Calvary Christian as Brookstone made off with a 15-6 victory.
Davis Harris looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Taylor Hancock and Madden Dismuke did most of the damage at the plate: Hancock got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Dismuke went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Maxwell Jones, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Heritage scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Gatewood 24-5. With that win, Heritage brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Cole Murphy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Murphy was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Griggs Smith, who fired off three home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 5-for-5. Landon Justice was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
Brookstone is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Heritage, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-11.
Heritage's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Brookstone hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .355. It's a different story for Heritage, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Brookstone's hitters?
Brookstone skirted past Heritage 6-4 in their previous meeting on April 9th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookstone since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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