The Warren East Raiders will square off against the Apollo Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Warren East will be strutting in after a victory while Apollo will be coming in after a loss.
Warren East barely beat Allen County-Scottsville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Raiders' pitcher stepped up to hand the Patriots a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Brenden Bratcher
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Brenden Bratcher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Warren East is 5-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-12 otherwise. Bratcher was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, Warren East got a big performance out of Kavien Hinton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Briggs Young was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Warren East kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 8.8.
Meanwhile, Apollo fell victim to Breckinridge County and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Fighting Tigers by a score of 1-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Apollo's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Warren East, their win bumped their record up to 10-14.
Warren East couldn't quite get it done against Apollo when the teams last played on Friday as they fell 4-1. Will the Raiders 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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