For the second straight game, Petal will face off against Brandon. Petal will welcome Brandon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Petal is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Brandon on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 10-1. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Brandon's part, Jackson Clark spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. Brandon is undefeated when Clark posts eight or more strikeouts, but 7-8 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Grady Smith, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. What's more, he posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in February. Tre Adcox was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
The win (which was Brandon's fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Petal, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-5.
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