Baseball Recap: Brownstown Central Braves vs. Southwestern Rebels
Brownstown Central and Southwestern squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Brownstown Central had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Southwestern Rebels by a score of 1-0. Brownstown Central's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Southwestern's part, the result came thanks to Jamison Lewis's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. Lewis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Austin Jenkins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Brownstown Central's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Southwestern, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Brownstown Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwestern, they are on the road again on Monday to play Milan at 6:00 p.m. Southwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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