In what's become a running theme this season, Blanchet Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Western Christian Pioneers a 20-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Blanchet Catholic who now have six in a row.
Riley Pratt and Drew Bartels were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Pratt tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Bartels struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Pratt scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Bartels went 1-for-1 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Hancock, who scored five runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Cuff, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles.
Blanchet Catholic's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.3 runs. As for Western Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Blanchet Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Western Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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