The Briggs Bruins will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Shekinah Christian Flames at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Briggs is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Independence. Briggs was the clear victor by a 19-1 margin over Independence on Monday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Jaxon Mitskevich
| 03/31/25 @ Independence | 7 |
| 04/29/24 vs Africentric Early College | 5 |
| 05/13/24 @ Teays Valley | 1 |
| 03/28/24 vs Miami Trace | 1 |
Jaxon Mitskevich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cameron Griffith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (four). Troy Downs was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Briggs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .700. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Independence only posted an OBP of .222.
Meanwhile, Shekinah Christian gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. They never let Liberty Christian Academy get on the board and left with a 14-0 win. The Flames have beaten the Eagles the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Alex Bauermeister was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with seven RBI, three runs, and three doubles. Another player making a difference was Aiden Nofziger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
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