Bradley Central is 10-0 against East Hamilton since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Bradley Central Bears will look to defend their home field against the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bradley Central comes in on 11 and East Hamilton on four.
Last Friday, Bradley Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Ooltewah, taking the game 5-2.
Bradley Central got a great performance from Ethan Wilds as he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Tyler Cook was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton's hitters rose to the challenge against a Warriors pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.56 points allowed on Saturday. East Hamilton came out on top against Marion County by a score of 11-6.
Maddox Bohannon was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Maddox, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Bradley Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for East Hamilton, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bradley Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Hamilton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bradley Central came out on top in a nail-biter against East Hamilton when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Bradley Central repeat their success, or does East Hamilton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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