A feisty cat fight will be fought as Brooks Lions challenge Deshler Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Brooks needed a bit of extra time to put away Florence. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Falcons.
Andrew Edwards
| 03/29/25 @ Florence | 3 |
| 03/27/25 @ Loretto | 2 |
| 03/24/25 @ Lauderdale County | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Florence | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Wilson | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Brooks let Tristan Vandiver and Andrew Edwards run wild. Vandiver went 3-for-5 with three RBI and one triple, while Edwards scored three runs while going 2-for-5. Edwards is becoming a predictor of Brooks' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 7-13 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Slade Vandervelde, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Deshler won against Piedmont on Friday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Tigers beat North Sand Mountain by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Brooks is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Deshler, their record now sits at 18-9.
Brooks couldn't quite get it done against Deshler in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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