The Cascade Bruins will head out to face off against the Jackson Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cascade has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while Jackson will come in with five straight wins.
Cascade managed to slip by Archbishop Murphy the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Bruins came up short against the Wildcats on Monday, falling 9-2.
Steven Wilson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Jackson was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Arlington.
Drew Pepin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Quinten Johns, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Bossert, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Jackson's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Cascade, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Cascade couldn't quite get it done against Jackson in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 4-0. Can the Bruins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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