Beaver is 0-3 against Brooke since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Beaver Beavers will be staying on the road to face off against the Brooke Bruins at 5:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Beaver came up short against Bellaire and fell 7-3. That's two games in a row now that Beaver has lost by exactly four runs.
Keaton Heddleston was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Braxton Hickman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brooke won against Wheeling Central Catholic on Friday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Brooke won by a run and slipped past St. Clairsville 10-9. Brooke's win was all the more impressive since St. Clairsville was averaging only three runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Garrett Hornick, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Raymond DeFranco, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Beaver's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Brooke, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Beaver came up short against Brooke in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hornick, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Beaver knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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