Baseball Recap: Branford Wins Going Away Against Hawthorne

Buccaneers

Margin (Wins)

04/06/26 vs Eastside	19
03/23/26 @ St. John Lutheran	17
03/31/26 @ Fort White	15
03/17/26 vs Saint Francis Catholic Academy	10
03/06/26 vs Fort White	10

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Branford had no problem doing just that on Monday. They blew past the Hawthorne Hornets 10-4. The result was nothing new for the Buccaneers, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Keaton Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jake Watkins, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was E'Nalee Perry, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Branford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Branford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Hawthorne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.

Looking ahead, Branford will take on Lafayette at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Buccaneers 3.7, the Hornets 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Hawthorne does not have any more games scheduled as of now.