Staunton is 0-5 against Breese Central since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Staunton Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Breese Central Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Breese Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Staunton, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Staunton made easy work of Lebanon and carried off a 14-1 victory. That's two games straight that Staunton has won by exactly 13 runs.
Rhyse Rucker made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Rucker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Staunton got a massive performance out of Dillon Pritchett, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Zander Machota was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Breese Central's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of O'Fallon on Wednesday.
Breese Central also got a good showing from Brody Zobrist, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Breese Central saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Husmann, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The win made it two in a row for Staunton and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Breese Central, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Staunton might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Breese Central when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Staunton, Landon Geragosian (who struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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