Twelve Bridges has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the East Nicolaus Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Nicolaus took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Twelve Bridges, who comes in off a win.
Twelve Bridges will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Colfax on Tuesday. Twelve Bridges blew past Colfax 10-4.
Brendan Willis was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Wooster, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, East Nicolaus' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Winters by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which East Nicolaus was not able to get on the board.
Even though they lost, East Nicolaus didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winters only tossed three.
Twelve Bridges is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for East Nicolaus, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.
Twelve Bridges came up short against East Nicolaus when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Twelve Bridges, Jared Johnson (who struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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