Baseball Preview: Bray-Doyle Donkeys vs. Elmore City-Pernell Badgers
Bray-Doyle is 1-7 against Elmore City-Pernell since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bray-Doyle Donkeys will be playing at home against the Elmore City-Pernell Badgers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bray-Doyle scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Monday. They came out on top against Maysville by a score of 19-18 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Meanwhile, Elmore City-Pernell put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let Wayne onto the board and left with an 8-0 win.
Caleby Lauderdale made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Lauderdale was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen McConnell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Colby Green, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Bray-Doyle's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-13. As for Elmore City-Pernell, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Bray-Doyle suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Elmore City-Pernell when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Bray-Doyle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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