On Thursday, the Babcock Trailblazers made easy work of the Mason Classical Academy Paladins and carried off a 16-1 victory. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Anthony Brand
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The team relied heavily on Anthony Brand, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Babcock's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Ethan Martinez was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Babcock always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Babcock and bumps their season record up to 4-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only 4.83 in the others. As for Mason Classical Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Babcock didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 16-1 victory against The Classical Academy of Sarasota on the 7th. Mason Classical Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on The Village School of Naples at 3:00 p.m. on March 18th.
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