Big Sandy is 1-8 against Beckville since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Big Sandy Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Beckville Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Big Sandy earned a 7-2 victory over Carlisle. The win made it back-to-back victories for Big Sandy.
Meanwhile, Beckville came tearing into Tuesday's game with 16 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Mustangs onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering Beckville has won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Aiden Brantley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Brantley has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brantley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Aiden Harris was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. 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. Braxton Bullock was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Big Sandy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Beckville, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2-1.
Big Sandy might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Beckville in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beckville's Brady Davis, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Big Sandy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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