The Crawfordsville Athenians will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves at 10:00 a.m. Crawfordsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Crawfordsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Northview onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
The result came thanks to Kale Wemer's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past Speedway 10-0. Winning may never get old, but Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Not much got past Christian Forniss, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Speedway off the board.
On the hitting side, 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.
Crawfordsville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, their victory bumped their record up to 23-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crawfordsville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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