The Brimfield Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Pekin Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Brimfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Pekin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Brimfield's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] 10-0. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Brady Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Dane Fagerburg was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Kaden Cahill was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Brimfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Pekin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Dunlap, falling 9-1.
Garrett Frampton was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March.
At the plate, Pekin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Siltman, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Brimfield pushed their record up to 7-3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pekin, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
