Warren Central’s stat line was unusual. Brandon’s was impressive.

Impressive won.

Michael Connor went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and Stephen Smith shut the Vikings down for the second time in three weeks as Brandon beat WC 13-7 on Saturday.

Brandon amassed 17 hits and scored 10 runs in its last two at-bats. Despite its strong scoring output, Warren Central managed only two hits — an RBI double by Jimmie Elliott in the second inning, and a bases-clearing triple by Darrick White during a six-run rally in the sixth.

Smith was solid for Brandon (6-4), and held Warren Central (4-6) in check for the second time in less than a month. He threw five strong innings in a 6-3 win over WC on Feb. 21, but got a no-decision. On Saturday, he allowed one unearned run and one hit in five innings and picked up the win. Smith struck out six and walked three.

“Good pitcher. He kept us off-balance,” WC coach Josh Abraham said.

Brandon eased out to a 3-1 lead through five innings, then the teams combined for 14 runs in the sixth. Brandon exploded for eight runs on six hits in the top half of the inning to blow it open. The Bulldogs sent 13 men to the plate and were aided by three two-out errors by the Vikings that led to the last five runs.

With an 11-1 lead, Brandon coach Neill Bartling pulled Smith for reliever Matt Anthony, who struggled. Anthony walked two batters and hit three more — including two with the bases loaded and two outs — before White lined his three-run triple to left-center. White then scored on an error to make it 11-7.

Brandon tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the seventh and the Vikings went down quietly in the bottom of the inning.

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