Brandon is 10-0 against Petal since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Brandon Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Petal Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brandon has seven straight wins, Petal has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Brandon can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Meridian with a sharp 15-0 victory.
Walker Hooks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Keith Forbes was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jay McQueen, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Petal and Northwest Rankin on Friday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. Petal wound up on the wrong side of a tough 23-3 walloping at the hands of Northwest Rankin.
Tanner Beliveau and Fisher Howell did some serious damage despite the final result: Beliveau went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Howell went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Brandon's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs per game. As for Petal, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Brandon was able to grind out a solid victory over Petal in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 5-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Petal's Eli Waters, who struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Brandon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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