The Western Brown Broncos will head out to take on the Clinton-Massie Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Western Brown will be strutting in after a win while Clinton-Massie will be coming in after a loss.
Western Brown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Wilmington on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Aiden Jetter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Jetter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Jetter wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was William Stewart, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Clinton-Massie fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Batavia on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 10-9. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost five in a row.
The win made it two in a row for Western Brown and bumps their season record up to 3-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Clinton-Massie, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Western Brown skirted past Clinton-Massie 8-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Broncos 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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