Baseball Recap: Breese Central Cougars vs. Wesclin Warriors
Breese Central put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wesclin Warriors an 8-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Breese Central.
Benny Lehman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Lehman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lehman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jonathan Husmann was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Breese Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Wesclin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-7.
Breese Central will head out on the road to face off against Columbia at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Columbia: 2.5, Breese Central: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wesclin, they will be playing at home against Centralia at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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