The Branham Bruins will be playing at home against the Christopher Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Branham's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Santa Teresa on Thursday. Their rough 9-0 defeat to the Saints might stick with them for a while.
Luka Knezevic was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Christopher didn't have quite enough to beat Willow Glen on Thursday and fell 2-1.
Christopher also got a good showing from Camren Boyd, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Christopher saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ricky Wilkerson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Branham's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Christopher, they dropped their record down to 10-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Branham skirted past Christopher 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Branham repeat their success, or does Christopher have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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