In what's become a running theme this season, Brackenridge gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Highlands Owls a 10-0 shutout. The victory was just what Brackenridge needed coming off of an 8-1 defeat in their prior contest.
Gavin Perez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Perez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jordan Monroy was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Josh DeLuna was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Brackenridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season. As for Highlands, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Brackenridge will head out on the road to square off against MacArthur at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. MacArthur is on a four-game streak of home wins, Brackenridge a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Highlands will take on Sam Houston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sam Houston hasn't scored more than two runs for 14 games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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