Sweeny barely beat Brazosport the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Sweeny Bulldogs' pitcher stepped up to hand the Brazosport Exporters a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Bulldogs not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 22nd.
| 03/11/25 @ Brazosport | 10 |
| 03/04/25 vs Brazoswood | 5 |
| 02/21/25 vs Victoria East | 4 |
| 02/27/25 @ Tuloso-Midway | 3 |
Not much got past Wyatt Wilkinson, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Brazosport off the board. The dominant performance gave Wilkinson a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Holt Blessing, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Cale Newsom, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Sweeny's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-6-1. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.75 runs. As for Brazosport, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sweeny will host El Campo at 7:00 p.m. on March 18th. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sweeny 3.3, El Campo 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Brazosport, they will welcome Bay City at 7:00 p.m. on March 18th.
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