The Broughton Capitals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Athens Drive Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Broughton can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Enloe. The win was familiar territory for Broughton who now have five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Weston Rhem, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Matthew Vannoy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Athens Drive came into Thursday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Sanderson 10-3. Athens Drive's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Athens Drive also got a great performance from Elliott Essic as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Nathan Bunch and Austin Mantz did most of the damage at the plate: Bunch scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Mantz scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack Snipes, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Broughton is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Athens Drive, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
Broughton came up short against Athens Drive in their previous meeting back in March, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Athens Drive's Troy Daniels, who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Broughton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
