The Brewbaker Tech Rams will head out to challenge the Saint James Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Brewbaker Tech is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Holtville on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Saint James). Everything went their way against Montgomery Academy on Thursday as they made off with an 18-2 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matches by six runs or more this season.
Peyton Middleton spent all three innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tatiana Shuford, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Needham, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Saint James always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .733. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Saint James is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 32-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Brewbaker Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Brewbaker Tech suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Saint James in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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