The Brookings Bobcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Sturgis Brown Scoopers at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Brookings will be strutting in after a victory while Sturgis Brown will be coming in after a loss.
Brookings is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Madison, who was ranked 13th at the time (Brookings was ranked 22nd). The Bobcats blew past the Bulldogs 11-2 on Tuesday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Sturgis Brown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 11-0 to Stevens. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Scoopers were not able to get on the board.
Sturgis Brown's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Brookings, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Everything went Brookings' way against Sturgis Brown when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Brookings made off with a 16-5 win. Do the Bobcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Scoopers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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