The Bruceville-Eddy Eagles will challenge the Leon Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bruceville-Eddy's tournament run continued when they took on Iola on Thursday. The Eagles lost 9-2 to the Bulldogs. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Leon strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over Milano. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won five games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Brady Rohrer was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Leon got a massive performance out of Pace Thomas, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Truss Waldrip was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Leon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Bruceville-Eddy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Leon, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Bruceville-Eddy might still be hurting after the 16-8 loss they got from Leon when the teams last played back in March of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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