The Northwest Rankin Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Brandon Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Northwest Rankin: 3.6, Brandon: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northwest Rankin's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Brandon by a score of 5-0. Winning may never get old, but Northwest Rankin sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Wes White spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Northwest Rankin got a big performance out of Deuce Jenkins, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Trey Davidson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Northwest Rankin is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Brandon, they dropped their record down to 16-10 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
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