Cougars
| 03/31/25 @ Port St. Joe | 4 |
| 03/27/25 vs Columbus | 7 |
| 03/26/25 vs Shaw | 14 |
| 03/21/25 vs St. Anne-Pacelli | 6 |
| 03/20/25 @ St. Anne-Pacelli | 5 |
| + 11 more games |
A feisty cat fight will be fought as Brookstone Cougars duke it out with Chipley Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookstone is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Brookstone fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Port St. Joe on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tiger Sharks by a score of 5-4. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Brennan Neal put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Mercer Hudson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-5 with three stolen bases and three RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
Meanwhile, Chipley came up short against Marianna on Friday and fell 10-7. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly three runs.
This is the second loss in a row for Chipley and nudges their season record down to 7-7. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Brookstone, their record is now 13-3.
Brookstone took their victory against Chipley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Brookstone repeat their success, or does Chipley has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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