Baseball Recap: St. Rita Takes a Loss

St. Rita extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 9-14 in the process. They lost 13-0 to the Brother Rice Crusaders. The game marked the first time this season in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.

As for Brother Rice, the victory (which was their 21st in a row) raised their record to 22-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games.

For Brother Rice's part, they got a great performance from Brayden McKendrick as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave McKendrick a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Brother Rice let Gavin Triezenberg and Conner Stack run wild. Triezenberg went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Stack went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Triezenberg has posted over his last 11 contests. Another player making a difference was Nolan Ramoley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. St. Rita will challenge rival Saint Ignatius College Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Brother Rice is set to square off against their familiar foe Loyola Academy at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.