The Brookside Cardinals will challenge the Garrett Morgan Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, Brookside made easy work of Wellington and carried off an 8-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Dukes: they've now won three in a row.
Brookside got a great performance from Joey Polenske as he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Danny Fries was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Zach Doell, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one run.
Brookside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wellington only posted an OBP of .323.
Meanwhile, Garrett Morgan made easy work of John Hay on Tuesday and carried off a 16-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Brookside pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Garrett Morgan, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Brookside took their victory against Garrett Morgan when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0 score. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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