Baseball Recap: Ten Straight Home Wins for Brookstone

Brookstone came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since March 4th.

Luke Vael tossed a big game, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mercer Hudson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Maxwell Jones, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Brookstone was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Anne-Pacelli only posted a batting average of .231.

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Previous Games (Home)

03/21/25 vs St. Anne-Pacelli	6-4
03/18/25 vs St. Anne-Pacelli	5-0
03/08/25 vs Terrell Academy	11-1
03/04/25 vs Lakeside School	2-0
02/26/25 vs Heritage	5-0
+ 5 more games

Brookstone pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Anne-Pacelli, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.

Looking ahead, Brookstone will be playing in front of their home fans against Shaw at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for St. Anne-Pacelli, they will head out on the road to take on Westfield School at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Westfield School has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.6 runs per game on average), something St. Anne-Pacelli will no doubt try to take advantage of.