Searcy came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Brookland Bearcats a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. The win was just what Searcy needed coming off of a 9-3 loss in their prior matchup.
Will Evans tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Easton Jones picked up the save, tossing 0.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Searcy's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Michael Lincoln, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Searcy's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-6-1. As for Brookland, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4.
Searcy will head out on the road to square off against Warren at 11:15 a.m. on Friday. As for Brookland, they will be playing at home against Stuttgart at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Brookland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Stuttgart's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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