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05/08/25 vs Austin | 8 |
05/05/25 @ Silver Creek | 0 |
05/02/25 @ Providence | 1 |
05/01/25 vs Clarksville | 12 |
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The Charlestown Pirates will take on the Brownstown Central Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Charlestown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Charlestown came up short against Floyd Central and fell 5-1. The Pirates have struggled against the Highlanders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brownstown Central). They blew past Mitchell 15-4 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Braves considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Jaxson Johnson and Grant Killey did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Killey got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Killey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Garrison, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Brownstown Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mitchell only posted a batting average of .200.
Brownstown Central's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-7. As for Charlestown, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Charlestown has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Brownstown Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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