After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Iberia, Crocker was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the St. James Tigers out 7-5. For Crocker, this counts as revenge for the 14-7 defeat St. James walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2018.
Collin Braslin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Braslin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Burney, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
On St. James' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Schacht, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, St. James didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Crocker's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for St. James, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18-1.
Crocker does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. James, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Clair at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. James will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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