The Brookings Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Sturgis Brown Scoopers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Brookings is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Harrisburg, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Brookings was ranked 19th). Brookings lost 13-2 to Harrisburg on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Brookings couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Sturgis Brown put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on Roosevelt with a sharp 13-7 win.
Brookings' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for Sturgis Brown, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Brookings took their win against Sturgis Brown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookings since the team 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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