Three pitchers combined for a four-hitter and 10 strikeouts and Brennon Evans hit a home run as the Aledo Bearcats (10-7-1 overall) began District 5-5A play with a 4-1 victory at Brewer on Tuesday, March 19.
Evans had two hits and drove in a pair of runs. Eddie Howard, Jenson Huffman and Luke Sandefur handled the pitching duties.
The game was tied at 1 after two innings before the Bearcats took a 2-1 lead in the fourth and added two more runs in the fifth.
Earlier, on March 14, the Bearcats traveled to Godley and won 6-0 in a nondistrict contest. Brooks Burdine (3) and Johnny Ruffin (2) combined for five hits, including a triple and two runs batted in by Ruffin. They combined to reach seven times as each was also hit by a pitch, and they stole a combined three bases (Burdine 2, Ruffin 1).
In all, the Bearcats had five steals against Godley.
On the mound, Devin Miller, Huffman and Sandefur limited Godley to three hits.
The Bearcats were hosting Brewer at press time and have a home-and-home series against Granbury next week on March 26 and 28, all games at 6:30 p.m.
R H E
Aledo 002 130 0 - 6 9 0
Godley 000 000 0 - 0 3 1
Aledo hitting: Brooks Burdine 3-3, HP, 2 SB; Johnny Ruffin 2-3, 3B, HP, 2 RBI, SB; Ryan Jones 1-1, 3 BB, SB; Drew Weckel 1-4, 2 RBI; Luke Trager 1-3, 2B, BB, SB; Noah Graham 1-3, BB, 2B, RBI.
Aledo pitching: Devin Miller 2 IP, 1 K, 2 BB; Jenson Huffman (W) 3 IP, 3 H, 3 K; Luke Sandefur 2 IP, 3 H.
R H E
Aledo 010 102 0 - 4 5 1
Brewer 010 000 0 - 1 4 3
Aledo hitting: Brennan Evans 2-3, HR, 2 RBI; Jones 1-4, 2B; Weckel 1-3, RBI; Weston Nance 1-1, 2B, RBI; Graham BB; Lucas Nawrocki BB; Br. Burdine HP.
Aledo pitching: Eddie Howard 1 IP, 2 K; Huffman (W) 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (earned), 5 K, 1 BB; Sandefur 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 K.
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