The Brennan Bears will head out to square off against the Edison Golden Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Brennan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Edison's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Brennan got the win against Marshall by a conclusive 8-1. Considering the Bears have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Edison had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 4-0.
The result came thanks to Luis Garcia Smith's shutout, as he gave up just six hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, Samaad Bunch was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Jayden Beltran also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Brennan pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Edison, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
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