The Brusly Panthers will square off against the Tara Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brusly's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Tara's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Brusly is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Charles Catholic just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Comets.
Tara never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Broadmoor last Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over the Buccaneers. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Don Rochon was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one triple. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyrick Patin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Tara is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. Brusly's loss dropped their record down to 24-4-1.
Everything went Brusly's way against Tara in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Brusly made off with an 18-3 win. Does Brusly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tara turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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