The Brashier Middle College Charter Bengal are taking a road trip to take on the Blacksburg Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Blacksburg will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Brashier Middle College Charter extended their winning streak to three on Monday. The Bengal never let Greenville Tech Charter get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Bengal might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by eight runs or more this season.
Collin Wanger
| 04/14/25 vs Greenville Tech Charter | 4 |
| 02/28/25 @ Landrum | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Laurens Academy | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs High Point Academy | 1 |
| 03/06/25 @ Ware Shoals | 1 |
Collin Wanger made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Brashier Middle College Charter got a massive performance out of Brandon Barber, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave Barber a new career-high. Jason Staples was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg can bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. Everything went their way against Berea as they made off with a 10-1 victory. The Wildcats not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 14th.
Like Brashier Middle College Charter, Blacksburg also got a great game from a two-way player: Matty Cody. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Cody has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Blacksburg is 2-1 when Cody posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-13 otherwise.
In other batting news, Jakob Reid and Dayvon Garrison did most of the damage at the plate: Reid scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Garrison scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Garrison has become a key player for Blacksburg: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaison Hollifield, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Blacksburg's record now sits at 3-14. As for Brashier Middle College Charter, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Blacksburg's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Brashier Middle College Charter hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .357. It's a different story for Blacksburg, though, as they've only averaged .189. Will they be able to contain Brashier Middle College Charter's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
