The Brooks County Trojans will take on the Atkinson County Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Brooks County has given up an average of 10.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Brooks County is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 19-4 to Atkinson County.
For Atkinson County's part, Bryce Clement made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Clement was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, Jack Tillman was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Vargas, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-1.
Atkinson County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Atkinson County and bumps their season record up to 5-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 15 runs. As for Brooks County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
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