Knoxville Catholic and Briarcrest Christian pushed the score to 12-10 the last time they played Briarcrest Christian, but on Tuesday defenses reigned supreme. The Fighting Irish fell just short of the Saints by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Fighting Irish seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Manny Maurer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Knoxville Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 23-15-1. As for Briarcrest Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season.
While Knoxville Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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