The Berkshire Badgers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Perry Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Berkshire sitting on four straight victories and Perry on six.
Berkshire's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Wickliffe 2-0.
Patrick Brancel made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Brancel has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Brancel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Brancel wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Martin, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Perry has not done well against Chagrin Falls recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Perry came out on top against Chagrin Falls by a score of 7-4.
Berkshire is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Perry, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
Berkshire suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Perry in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Berkshire have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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