Baseball Preview: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves vs. North Central Panthers
The Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Noblesville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 11-2 to the Millers. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory got a good showing from Christian Forniss, who struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Ethan Norris made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Noblesville only tossed five.
Meanwhile, North Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Pike with a sharp 17-7 win. Considering North Central has won three matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for North Central, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory came up short against North Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 11-6. Can Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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