
Brahmas
03/18/25 @ Southside | 16 |
03/07/25 vs McCollum | 13 |
02/18/25 vs Harlandale | 10 |
02/28/25 vs Burbank | 9 |
02/25/25 vs Winn | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask MacArthur). They put the hurt on the Southside Cardinals with a sharp 16-2 victory on Tuesday. With that win, the Brahmas brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Houston Joy and Korey Alston made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Joy pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Alston tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last five matchups. At the plate, Joy went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, while Alston scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two RBI gave Joy a new career-high.
In other batting news, Trey Richmond was a standout: he scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Preston Longhurst also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
MacArthur hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in three consecutive games.
MacArthur's record now sits at 8-5. As for Southside, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Coming up, MacArthur will take on South San Antonio at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South San Antonio 3.4, MacArthur 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Southside, they will square off against Harlandale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southside is facing Harlandale at the right time seeing as Harlandale is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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