For the second straight game, Braden River will face off against Manatee. The Pirates will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Braden River will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Braden River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Manatee a 10-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Denzel Diaz tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Braden River got a massive performance out of Jackson Williams, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs Williams has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Gabbard, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Braden River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matchups.
Braden River's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-10. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Manatee, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-12.
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