Baseball Game Preview: Brownstown Central Braves vs. Austin Eagles

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Previous Games

04/24/25 - Home	8-7 W
05/23/24 - Away	7-4 W
04/18/24 - Away	12-3 W
05/29/23 - Neutral	4-2 W
04/20/23 - Home	6-7 L
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Brownstown Central has gone 8-2 against Austin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Braves will square off against the Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Brownstown Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Austin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Brownstown Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Southwestern a 3-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves.

The result came thanks to Brody Short's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.

At the plate, Brownstown Central secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Lane Pendleton, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. That's the most hits Pendleton has posted over his last 11 matchups. Preston Garrison was another, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Austin had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Brown County by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday.

Brownstown Central's victory bumped their record up to 16-11. As for Austin, their win bumped their record up to 7-15.

Brownstown Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Austin when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.