Virginia High School Baseball - Lake Braddock loses to Riverdale Baptist
April 14, 2018: Burke, VA 22015 The Lake Braddock Bruins baseball team (Burke, VA), was overwhelmed 13-8 in Saturday's non-league bout with the visiting Riverdale Baptist Crusader (Upper Marlboro, MD)
The Crusader now possess a 21-1 record. They take the field next when they host Mount St. Joseph for a non-league bout on Monday, April 16. Riverdale Baptist will face a Gaels team coming off a 10-6 non-league loss to Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda, MD). The Gaels record now stands at 7-9.
Next, the Bruins face the West Springfield Spartans (Springfield, VA) in a bout, on Tuesday, April 17. Lake Braddock will attempt to move on its 10-3 season record. The Spartans enter the bout with a 6-4 record after their 9-6 league loss to Woodson (Fairfax, VA).
Game Summary
Today's game between 2 of the top ranked teams in the Washington Post, Riverdale and Lake Braddock, played at the Bowie Baysox Double AA Stadium became a game of hitting and defense. Riverdale started with a 4 run 1st and Lake Braddock followed with a 7 run 2nd. With JP in for relief of Ben the Lake Braddock team was held to 1 run on 4 hits the rest of the way while the Crusaders scored 9 more runs in the last 4 innings to secure the 13-8 victory.
