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| 04/25/24 - Away | 14-3 W |
| 04/13/23 - Away | 1-4 L |
| 05/03/22 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 04/21/22 - Home | 9-0 W |
| 05/26/21 - Home | 12-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bishop Brossart has gone 9-1 against Pendleton County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mustangs will host the Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Bishop Brossart is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Bishop Brossart proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 15) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Newport Central Catholic 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted against the Thoroughbreds since April 27, 2017.
Alex Noe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Keagen Gulley was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Aidan Schultz, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Pendleton County never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against Newport as they made off with a 13-0 victory. The contest marked Pendleton County's most dominant win of the season.
Colton Ortlieb tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Pendleton County's success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 3-1 (and 7-9-1 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Pendleton County got a massive performance out of Carter Glahn, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those five stolen bases gave Glahn a new career-high. Jayden Frisch was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Pendleton County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-10-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Brossart, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Bishop Brossart's way against Pendleton County when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Bishop Brossart made off with a 14-3 victory. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
