Baseball Preview: Brandon Eagles vs. King Lions
The Brandon Eagles will head out on the road to take on the King Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brandon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Brandon suffered a tough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Newsome.
Brandon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Ruiz, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, even though Tampa Bay Tech scored an imposing ten runs on Tuesday, King still came out on top. King narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Tampa Bay Tech 12-10.
Nico Brown and Cooper Messenger did most of the damage at the plate: Brown went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple, while Messenger scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Brandon's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for King, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Brandon was able to grind out a solid win over King in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 10-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brandon 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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