The Lake Braddock Bruins will face off against the Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology Colonials at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Braddock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Lake Braddock is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering West Springfield just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 10-2. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bruins, who until this game were averaging 3.17 runs allowed.
Lake Braddock saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Radha Samuel, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Another was Addison Forde, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairfax on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Colonials as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lake Braddock's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
