Baseball Preview: Parkview Panthers vs. Brookwood Broncos
Parkview is 8-2 against Brookwood since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Parkview Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Brookwood Broncos at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Parkview: 2.6, Brookwood: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Parkview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: T.C. Roberson, who was ranked third at the time (Parkview was ranked second). Parkview came out on top in a nail-biter against T.C. Roberson on Thursday and snuck past 6-4. That's two games straight that Parkview has won by exactly two runs.
Andres Jimenez looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Malachi Washington and Ellis Appling did most of the damage at the plate: Washington scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Appling went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Jimenez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brookwood unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Parkview by a score of 4-2.
Charlie Foster was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brookwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Archie, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Parkview is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Brookwood, their loss dropped their record down to 22-7.
Parkview skirted past Brookwood 4-2 when the teams last played on Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Parkview 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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