The Brunswick Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Effingham County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brunswick's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Effingham County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Brunswick will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Seckinger on Wednesday. The Pirates' pitchers stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Effingham County came up short against Harlem on Tuesday and fell 6-1. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Effingham County got a good showing from Luke Edwards, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Edwards has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Effingham County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Floyd, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Brunswick has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Effingham County, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-5.
Brunswick was able to grind out a solid victory over Effingham County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 9-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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