Lanier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-2 walloping at the hands of the Brackenridge Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Lanier of the 6-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Brackenridge's part, Ethan Polendo and Rudy Nino made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Polendo struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. Meanwhile, Nino pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Polendo scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Nino scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brackenridge got a massive performance out of Ernesto Nunez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleas Tijerina, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Lanier's loss dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Brackenridge, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10-1.
Lanier will head out on the road to face off against Sam Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lanier is facing Sam Houston at the right time seeing as Sam Houston is stuck on a 24-game losing streak. As for Brackenridge, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Burbank at 7:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Brackenridge: 3.7, Burbank: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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