Baseball Preview: Mitchell County Eagles vs. Brooks County Trojans
The Mitchell County Eagles will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Brooks County Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Mitchell County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Mitchell County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Wednesday. Everything went their way against Calhoun County as Mitchell County made off with a 25-2 victory. With that win, Mitchell County brought their scoring average up to 7.4 runs per game.
Ethan Wright was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wright was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jack Johnson was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Jayden Richardson, who scored three runs and stole seven bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Brooks County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 15-0 defeat at the hands of Irwin County. That's two games in a row now that Brooks County has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Mitchell County's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-8. As for Brooks County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
Mitchell County might still be hurting after the 23-4 defeat they got from Brooks County in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brooks County's Westin Chastain, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a triple. Now that Mitchell County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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