The Briggs Bruins will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Miami Trace Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Briggs beat Eastmoor Academy 9-6.
Jaxon Mitskevich and Clay Russell did most of the damage at the plate: Mitskevich scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Russell scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Diego Savinon, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Miami Trace put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Circleville. Everything went Miami Trace's way against Circleville as Miami Trace made off with a 12-0 win.
Miami Trace also got a great performance from Cam Morton as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Brody McBee was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Cooper Enochs was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Briggs' victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Miami Trace, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Briggs might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Miami Trace in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Thankfully for Briggs, Hunter McBee (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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