Briggs is 10-0 against Africentric Early College since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Briggs Bruins will be playing at home against the Africentric Early College Nubians at 5:30 p.m. Briggs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Briggs gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on West with a sharp 10-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Briggs.
Brailyn Hernandez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Cameron Griffith was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI. Aaron Mason was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Africentric Early College is still looking for their first win of the season after eight contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-2 walloping at the hands of Independence on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Africentric Early College couldn't push the score so high this time.
Briggs' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6. As for Africentric Early College, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Briggs' way against Africentric Early College in their previous meeting last Tuesday as Briggs made off with a 19-9 victory. Will Briggs repeat their success, or does Africentric Early College have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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