Baseball Game Preview: Brother Rice Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 6:20am

Baseball Preview: Brother Rice Crusaders vs. Huntley Red Raiders

The Brother Rice Crusaders are on the road again on Saturday to play the Huntley Red Raiders at 10:00 a.m. Huntley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Brother Rice, who comes in off a win.

Brother Rice can't be too worried about heading out to take on Huntley: they just beat Evergreen Park at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Brother Rice came out on top against Evergreen Park by a score of 5-2 on Friday.

Brady Cunningham looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Brother Rice got a big performance out of Ryan Hartz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Chris Daugherty was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Huntley came up short against Central on Friday and fell 4-1.

Brother Rice's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-15. As for Huntley, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-5.

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