Baseball Recap: Speedway Sparkplugs vs. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves
Speedway won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They lost 16-3 to the Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves. Speedway has not had much luck with Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Speedway saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kody Fenters, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory's side, Charlie Cotter looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Aidan Holtzapple and Will Loftus did most of the damage at the plate: Holtzapple went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Loftus got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Suscha, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Speedway now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Speedway will take on Herron at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Greenwood Christian Academy at 3:00 p.m. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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