Baseball Preview: Brother Rice Crusaders vs. Evergreen Park Mustangs
The Brother Rice Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Brother Rice will head into Wednesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Chicago Mt. Carmel on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-run loss they were dealt on Monday. Brother Rice fell just short of Chicago Mt. Carmel by a score of 11-9. Brother Rice has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ryan Hartz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Chris Daugherty, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Park fell victim to Richards and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Evergreen Park's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Michael Rodriguez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Brother Rice now has a losing record at 14-15. As for Evergreen Park, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-8.
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