Brookeland is 9-0 against Burkeville since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Brookeland Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Burkeville Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brookeland has 12 straight victories, Burkeville has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Brookeland stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Good Samaritan HomeSchool 15-3.
Brendan Marshall was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Marshall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cash Powell, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Jake Bennett was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Burkeville's offense. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of Brookeland back in March. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Burkeville's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Brookeland pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs per game. As for Burkeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Brookeland's way against Burkeville in their previous meeting back in March as Brookeland made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookeland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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