Prior to leaving the game with a lower back injury Collin Wilson dove back to first base during a pick off attempt. Chad Wilson Photo After falling to Van on April 8 the Brownsboro Bears are riding a three game winning streak aided by solid defensive play.

Last week Brownsboro defeated Canton 2-1 on Tuesday and District 14-3A champion Bullard 3-2 on Friday.

In Canton the Bears totaled just two hits; neither figured into the Bears two run fifth inning.

Trailing 1-0 entering the fifth the Bears window to score was expiring. Brownsboro left three runners on base in the first four innings.

Brett Tidwell drew a walk to lead off the fifth before advancing to second on a bunt by Bret Ralson. Canton attempted to throw Tidwell out at second on the fielder choice but was unsuccessful. Ralson reached base safely.

With runners on first and second with one out DeAndre Taylor stepped to the plate. In his first varsity plate appearance Taylor drove the runners into scoring position with a ground ball to first.

Ryan Smith worked the count before hitting a fly ball toward second base. Canton's Phillip Brown could not catch the fly ball allowing Smith to reach base and two runs to score.

Leading 2-1 entering the bottom of the fifth senior Keaton Parsell locked in. Parsell did not allow a hit in the final three innings as he struck out four Eagles. Brownsboro ended the game with a double-play from Brad McDonald to Ryan Epperson.

Parsell pitched all seven innings allowing one hit and two walks. He struck out ten Eagles.

In Bullard on Friday Ryan Epperson picked up the win, throwing 99 pitches and Parsell pitched a perfect seventh to pick up the save.

Considered underdogs by many, the Bears scored runs in the third, fifth and sixth inning to hand the Panthers their first loss in 15 games.

With two outs Bret Ralson drove in Keaton Parsell for the winning run in the sixth inning on a hit to right field. Parsell reached base after being hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a wild pitch.

Smith scored for the Bears in the third inning on a hit by Epperson. Taylor scored in the fifth inning on another hit by Epperson. Epp was 2-4 in the game with two RBIs and a double. He recorded a hit in each at bat with runners in scoring position.

Brownsboro had six hits in the game. McDonald doubled in the first inning and Taylor picked up his first varsity hit in the fifth. Taylor was the replacement for senior center fielder Collin Wilson who was out of the game with back spasms.