The Gulf Shores Dolphins will take on the Brookwood Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gulf Shores' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Pass Christian as Gulf Shores made off with an 8-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Dolphins as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Gulf Shores got a great performance from Woods McElroy as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. What's more, McElroy gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had over his last five matches.
At the plate, Tres Moore was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had over his last 11 contests. Another player making a difference was Jacob O'Bryan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Brookwood made easy work of Pinson Valley on Friday and carried off an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Davis Torri tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Brookwood's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 3-6 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Brookwood got a big performance out of Markeil Williams, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Brookwood is 3-1 when Williams posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Logan Hayes was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Brookwood's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Gulf Shores, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Brookwood's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Gulf Shores hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .312. It's a different story for Brookwood, though, as they've only averaged .216. Will they be able to contain Gulf Shores' hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
