Baseball Preview: Bartlesville Bruins vs. Collinsville Cardinals
The Bartlesville Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Collinsville Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Bartlesville earned a 4-1 win over Muskogee. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bartlesville.
Brendan Asher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Asher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Asher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Asher wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brett Eaves, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Collinsville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Tigers.
Bartlesville's win bumped their record up to 9-21. As for Collinsville, they pushed their record up to 28-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Bartlesville took their win against Collinsville when the teams last played back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bartlesville since the team 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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