Baseball Recap: Benedictine extends road winning streak to four

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 10:49pm

Baseball Recap: Benedictine Cadets vs. Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators

Benedictine's hitters rose to the challenge against a Gators pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.94 runs allowed on Friday. The Benedictine Cadets blew past the Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators 11-2. The victory was familiar territory for Benedictine who now have five in a row.

For Greenbrier Christian Academy's part, Payton Shipman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Shipman has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.

Benedictine's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Greenbrier Christian Academy, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-3.

Benedictine will head out on the road to challenge Cox at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cox's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Benedictine's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Greenbrier Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Western Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Greenbrier Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.

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