Brookville kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of the Punxsutawney Chucks by a score of 11-9. Brookville has struggled against Punxsutawney recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Brookville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Kessler, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Pierson Ruhlman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Punxsutawney's side, Maddox Hetrick was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Miller, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Punxsutawney pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Brookville will head out on the road to challenge Bradford at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brookville has given up an average of 11 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Punxsutawney, they will head out on the road to take on St. Marys at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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