The Brookstone Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Shaw Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Brookstone's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Shaw's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Brookstone is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Central, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Brookstone was ranked 18th). Brookstone took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central on Tuesday. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Brookstone saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gray Jones, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Shaw never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Hardaway on Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Hawks.
Nathan Truitt tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kingsley Long, who fired off two home runs, three RBI, and one stolen base while going 2-for-4. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Shaw is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Otis Stephens, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Shaw now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Brookstone, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Brookstone skirted past Shaw 2-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookstone since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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