Baseball Preview: Bryan Station Defenders vs. Mercer County Titans
The Bryan Station Defenders will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Mercer County Titans at 6:00 p.m. Mercer County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bryan Station, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Bryan Station had just enough and edged Eagleville out 6-5.
Bryan Station got a great performance from Jacob Vega as he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Chay Robinson was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Jordan Carter was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Mercer County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their tough 8-1 defeat to Knoxville Catholic might stick with them for a while.
Mercer County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Stephens, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Bryan Station's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Mercer County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Bryan Station couldn't quite finish off Mercer County in their previous meeting back in April of 2018 and fell 7-5. Thankfully for Bryan Station, Mason Smith (who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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