The Babcock Trailblazers will take on the Mason Classical Academy Paladins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Babcock is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Moore Haven 17-1 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Trailblazers considering their two-run performance the game before.
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Anthony Brand made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Babcock is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-3 otherwise. Brand was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Babcock got a massive performance out of Colt Hughes, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-1. That hit was Hughes' first of the season. Another player making a difference was Brodie Hunter, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Babcock always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mason Classical Academy can bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Monday. Everything went their way against Everglades City as Mason Classical Academy made off with a 17-3 victory.
Babcock picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 3-4. As for Mason Classical Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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