Baseball Recap: Skutt Catholic SkyHawks vs. Bellevue East Chieftains
It was a good run, but Skutt Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 7-3 to the Bellevue East Chieftains. Skutt Catholic was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Bellevue East apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2021.
Skutt Catholic saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Bussom, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Ziola, who scored a run and stole two bases.
On Bellevue East's side, Mason Chandler was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Chandler was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Liam Kerr was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Skutt Catholic's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-2. As for Bellevue East, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Skutt Catholic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 1-0 loss vs. Westview on the 5th. As for Bellevue East, they will head out on the road to square off against Ralston at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ralston is coming into the contest with six straight wins at home, so Bellevue East will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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