Harper Woods had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Avondale Yellowjackets on Tuesday as the Harper Woods Pioneers made off with a 12-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Harper Woods considering their two-run performance the game before.
Dai'Jon Brooks was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Brooks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Dionte Smith was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Pierre Iwu was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Harper Woods' win bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Avondale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Harper Woods will have a chance to go back-to-back against Avondale: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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