With a playoff game on the line, Catholic-B.R. rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the Pineville Rebels 8-1. The result was nothing new for Catholic-B.R., who have now won 21 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
William Schmidt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Catholic-B.R. got a big performance out of Noah Lewis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Davis Emonet, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Catholic-B.R.'s victory was their 38th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 33-2. As for Pineville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-20.
Catholic-B.R. will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pineville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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