Braden River is 1-6 against Out-of-Door Academy since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Braden River Pirates will take on the Out-of-Door Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. Braden River is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Braden River proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Florida State University High School 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Luke Duffy, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacoby Cox, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Out-of-Door Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Florida State University High School on Friday. The matchup marked the Thunder's most dominant victory of the season so far.
Out-of-Door Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. Braden River pushed their record up to 6-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Braden River couldn't quite finish off Out-of-Door Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Braden River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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