The Brown Bears will challenge the Waggener Wildcats at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Brown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Brown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Western with a sharp 23-9 win on Tuesday. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Barrett Gillooly made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Oscar Wright
| 04/21/26 @ Western | 5 |
| 04/14/25 @ Waggener | 4 |
| 03/24/25 vs Shawnee | 4 |
| 04/21/25 @ Shawnee | 3 |
| 04/16/26 @ Doss | 2 |
In other batting news, Oscar Wright was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Quinn Gallagher, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Brown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Waggener was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Atherton, falling 17-4.
Brown's win bumped their record up to 6-4-1. As for Waggener, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything went Brown's way against Waggener when the teams last played back in April of 2025, as Brown made off with a 19-3 victory. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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