It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Mountain Island Charter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Bradford Prep Bears 9-8. The win continues a trend for the Raptors in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won three in a row.
Tucker Belcher made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Belcher was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with one run.
Brody Thomas
| 05/01/25 vs Bradford Prep | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Bradford Prep | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Queen's Grant | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Jackson Day | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Langtree Charter Academy | 1 |
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In other batting news, Brody Thomas and Liam Berger did most of the damage at the plate: Thomas went 2-for-6 with two runs and two RBI, while Berger went 2-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base. Thomas has become a key player for Mountain Island Charter: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-13 otherwise. Nick Hart was another key player, earning one RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases.
Mountain Island Charter's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Bradford Prep, they dropped their record down to 0-15 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
As of now, neither Mountain Island Charter nor the Bears have any future games scheduled.
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