Brooks waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Simeon Wolverines 11-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Brooks also won the last time the pair played last Friday.
Nigel Preston and Niko Watson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Preston pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Watson struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Preston got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, while Watson scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Xavier Miner was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Marco Luna, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Simeon's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cavion Danley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Brooks is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Simeon, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1.
Brooks will head out on the road to challenge Solorio at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Solorio is coming into the match with seven straight defeats at home, meaning Brooks will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. Simeon will take on Jones at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Jones will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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