For the second straight game, Brookhaven will face off against Laurel. The Panthers will challenge the Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Brookhaven will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Brookhaven is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 19-4 margin over Laurel on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Landon Newman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Brookhaven is 5-2 when Newman allows one or fewer earned runs, but 1-5 otherwise. Newman was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Jordyn Kees
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In other batting news, Brookhaven got a massive performance out of Jordyn Kees, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those three hits gave Kees a new career-high. Kameron Rutland was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles.
Brookhaven was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .684. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matchups.
Laurel is on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9. As for Brookhaven, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
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