Howard Tech had lost six straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 4-17 to make it seven. They lost 16-0 to the Bradley Central Bears. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bears this season, with their most recent defeat being a 18-0 loss on Tuesday.
As for Bradley Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games.
For Bradley Central's part, Spane Bristol made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Bristol a new career-high in strikeouts (two). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Connor Burns looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Bradley Central got a massive performance out of Bronson Stone, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave Stone a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Rogers, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one triple.
Coming up, Howard Tech will be playing at home against Hardy Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hustlin' Tigers are facing the Hawks at the right time seeing as the Hawks are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Bradley Central, they will welcome Rhea County at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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