Brownstown Central has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Jennings County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brownstown Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Brownstown Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Silver Creek on Monday. They lost 9-0 to the Dragons. Brownstown Central has not had much luck with Silver Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Brownstown Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxson Johnson, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Jennings County waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Stars 5-4.
Brownstown Central's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Jennings County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season.
Brownstown Central took their win against Jennings County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brownstown Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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