For the second straight game, Archbishop Alter will face off against Badin. The Knights will head out to take on the Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Archbishop Alter's offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (15-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, their shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Badin's part, Brooks Treadway looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on James Brink, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Ollis, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Badin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Badin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Alter, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-4.
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