Bracken County had lost four straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-8 to make it five. They lost 11-1 to the Beechwood Tigers. That's two games in a row now that the Polar Bears have lost by exactly ten runs.
As for Beechwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games.
For Beechwood's part, they got a great performance from Brant Stiles as he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those 11 strikeouts gave Stiles a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Tyler Fryman was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooks Becker, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Bracken County will face off against Holmes at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Beechwood, they will square off against Simon Kenton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Pioneers' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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