Brandon is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Riverview a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Brandon Eagles will welcome the Riverview Sharks at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Things were looking good for Brandon after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Middleton by a score of 3-2. Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Tigers since on Saturday.
Francis Ovalles was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
Ovalles wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charles Revi Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Riverview fell victim to Gaither and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Cowboys, falling 12-0.
Riverview's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Brandon, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Brandon suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Riverview when the teams last played last Wednesday. Will Brandon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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