The University School of Jackson Bruins sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Myrtle Hawks on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Bruins have won by just one run.
University School of Jackson let Max Kilburn and Nash Kilburn run wild. Max scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Nash scored a run while going 2-for-4. Max also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
The win made it two in a row for University School of Jackson and bumps their season record up to 2-5. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only 5.2 in the others. As for Myrtle, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Coming up, University School of Jackson is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on Trinity Christian Academy at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. This will be University School of Jackson's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Myrtle, they will welcome Pine Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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