The Brennan Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Stevens Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Brennan put up the most runs they have all season on Friday. They put the hurt on Holmes with a sharp 13-1 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Stevens duked it out with Harlan on Friday. The Falcons' pitcher stepped up to hand the Hawks a 10-0 shutout. The Falcons not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since February 27, 2024.
Not much got past Jeremy Gallardo, who gave up just seven hits to keep Harlan off the board. Gallardo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Eric Mendoza was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Michael Hernandez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Stevens always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Brennan has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Stevens, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11.
Brennan was able to grind out a solid win over Stevens in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 9-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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