Baseball Recap: Bradford Comes Up Short

While it was Bradford who put the first runs on the board on Friday, it was McKenzie who put up more. The Red Devils fell 10-5 to the Rebels. The Red Devils have struggled against the Rebels recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Brodie McDaniel

Runs

04/11/25 vs McKenzie	2
04/09/25 vs West Carroll	2
04/08/25 vs West Carroll	2
03/11/25 vs Camden Central	2
03/10/25 vs Tipton Christian Academy	2
+ 6 more games

Brodie McDaniel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Bradford's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 6-7 when he doesn't).

Bradford's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for McKenzie, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-8.

Looking ahead, Bradford will venture away from home to square off against Middleton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Red Devils' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for McKenzie, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against McEwen at 6:00 p.m. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.19 runs per game on average), something the Rebels will no doubt try to take advantage of.