The Hillgrove Hawks will face off against the Brookwood Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hillgrove comes in on six and Brookwood on eight.
On Monday, Hillgrove got the win against Osborne by a conclusive 11-1.
Meanwhile, it looked like the Kentucky Derby when Brookwood duked it out with Meadowcreek on Monday. Brookwood was the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Meadowcreek. Considering the Broncos have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Garrett Coe tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Malachi Mingo, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Rogozinski, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Brookwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .500 or higher in four consecutive games.
Brookwood pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hillgrove, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Hillgrove couldn't quite get it done against Brookwood when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-1. Will Hillgrove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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