Baseball Preview: Southwestern Rebels vs. Brownstown Central Braves
The Southwestern Rebels will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Brownstown Central Braves at 12:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southwestern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Switzerland County an 8-0 shutout. Considering Southwestern has won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jamison Lewis was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Lewis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, William Stockdale was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Brownstown Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Eagles.
Brownstown Central's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Garland, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Brownstown Central, their record is now 15-11.
Southwestern might still be hurting after the 13-5 loss they got from Brownstown Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Southwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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