The Christian Brothers Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Rio Americano Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christian Brothers is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
While Christian Brothers' win against Bella Vista wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Falcons narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Broncos 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Falcons have posted since March 28th.
Josh Lewis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Christian Brothers saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnathan Otto, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Christian Brothers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Rio Americano got themselves on the board against El Dorado on Monday, but El Dorado never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Cougars. The win was familiar territory for the Raiders, who have now won three games in a row.
Kyler Benton was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over 6.1 innings pitched. Benton was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run.
Rio Americano's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Christian Brothers, their record is now 18-6.
Rio Americano's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Christian Brothers hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. It's a different story for Rio Americano, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Christian Brothers' hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
