The Brush Beetdiggers will square off against the Resurrection Christian Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Brush is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Eaton on Saturday. They lost 13-2 to the Reds.
Brush saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Mesch, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another was Percy Odle, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Resurrection Christian duked it out with Canyon View on Saturday. Resurrection Christian came up short against Canyon View, falling 19-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Cougars have suffered since May 24, 2024.
Charley Wilson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Resurrection Christian's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Even though they lost, Resurrection Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Resurrection Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Brush, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Resurrection Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Brush has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Resurrection Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 2.5 strikeouts. Will Brush keep running through batters, or will Resurrection Christian buck the trend?
Brush couldn't quite finish off Resurrection Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can Brush avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
