The Bremen Braves will venture away from home to face off against the Reavis Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Bremen and Lemont had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Braves came up short against the Lemont HS on Tuesday, falling 11-1. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Lemont HS recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Bremen saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Cardinal, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and one double.
Meanwhile, Reavis fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Richards on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by just one run.
Juan Avila was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Parker Zasada made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Reavis and nudges their season record down to 12-7. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Bremen, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Bremen couldn't quite get it done against Reavis when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can the Braves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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