Bloomington had lost six straight, but after bumping their record up to 5-11 on Saturday that streak is in the rearview. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Brooks Eagles. The Purple Raiders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Josh Baxter
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Josh Baxter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Bloomington's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 3-10 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Seyller Green was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
As for Brooks, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-11. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
On Brooks' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Ayala, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Another was Justin Slaughter, who earned one run and two stolen bases.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bloomington beat Brooks by a score of 10-3 later that day.
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