Baseball Preview: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves vs. Crawfordsville Athenians
The Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves are on the road again on Saturday to play the Crawfordsville Athenians at 10:00 a.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Speedway a 10-0 shutout. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 games by seven runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Christian Forniss's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew O'Brien, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Jackson Rinebold was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Crawfordsville entered their tilt with Northview with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 4-0 on Saturday.
Not much got past Kale Wemer, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Northview off the board.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Crawfordsville, their win bumped their record up to 19-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Crawfordsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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