The Berea Pirates will take on the Bluegrass United Bluehawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Berea will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
While Berea didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Burgin on Wednesday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Nate Parke spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nathan Prophitt, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommie Banderman, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Berea always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bluegrass United came up short against Bath County on Monday and fell 6-3.
Bluegrass United saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caeden Brothers, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Brothers has become a key player for the Bluehawks: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 3-10 otherwise. Batman (Brayden) Hawkins also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Bluegrass United dropped their record down to 5-11 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Berea, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
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