The Simeon Wolverines will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Brooks Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Wednesday, everything went Simeon's way against Solorio as Simeon made off with a 12-4 win.
Aiden Pondexter was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Chris Boykin, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Brooks had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over the Mustangs.
Xavier Miner was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Triston Minor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Simeon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-2 record this season. As for Brooks, they pushed their record up to 10-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Simeon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Brooks struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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