Bowling Green falls to Brookhaven, Columbia

Published 7:00 am Saturday, March 5, 2016

Bowling Green was in the game through five innings, but Brookhaven Academy scored 12 runs over the final two innings to defeat the Buccaneers, 15-2, last Saturday at Bowling Green.

Bowling Green trailed 1-0 after one, but tied the game in the second. Brookhaven went in front, 2-1, in the third and each team tallied a run in the fourth before Brookhaven scored five in the sixth and seven more in the seventh for the win.

Cameron Cowart went 2-for-2. Brandon McElveen, Thomas Strickland and Drew Wagner all had one hit.

Brody Schillings drove in a run and Nick Wager and James Taylor scored a run each.

In Monday’s contest, the Buccaneers suffered a 15-3 loss to Columbia Academy in five innings.

Wager and Ball had two-hits each for Bowling Green. Wager also drove in a run. Ball doubled twice, posted an RBI and scored a run.

Cowart, McElveen, Schillings, Strickland and Taylor all singled. Coward stole a base and scored a run while McElveen drove in a run.