Strong Rock Christian and Brookstone are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2021, but likely not for long. The Strong Rock Christian Patriots will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Brookstone Cougars. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Strong Rock Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against St. Anne-Pacelli as Strong Rock Christian made off with a 12-1 win.
Meanwhile, Brookstone waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Cavaliers.
Chanwoo Kim spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Taylor Hancock, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Mercer Hudson, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Strong Rock Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Brookstone, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Strong Rock Christian couldn't quite finish off Brookstone in their previous meeting back in April and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brookstone's Ben Ivey, who pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Strong Rock Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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