Bryan extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping them down to 5-6. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of the Klein Bearkats. The Vikings were not able to make up for their loss to the Bearkats from their previous meeting back in February of 2016.
As for Klein, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games.
For Klein's part, Jason Thompson looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Christian Shields and Ashton Hughes did most of the damage at the plate: Shields went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run, while Hughes went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Shields a new career-high.
Coming up, Bryan will square off against Georgetown at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Klein, they will take on Colleyville Heritage at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
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