The Brooks Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Cannon County Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Brooks scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Community and snuck past 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brooks.
Niko Watson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Xavier Miner was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Miner is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Hampton, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Cannon County was handed a seven-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Cascade on Wednesday. Cannon County had just enough and edged Cascade out 11-9. The victory was just what Cannon County needed coming off of a 13-6 defeat in their prior game.
Brooks' win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Cannon County, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
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