The Blake Yellow Jackets will square off against the Brandon Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blake has given up an average of 11.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Blake came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 17-3 to Gaither. The Yellow Jackets have struggled against the Cowboys recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Blake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victor Mendez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brandon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Lennard.
Blake's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Brandon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Blake came out on top in a nail-biter against Brandon when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Does Blake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brandon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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