The Chaminade-Madonna Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Piper Bengals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chaminade-Madonna is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Even though Nova scored an imposing 11 runs on Tuesday, Chaminade-Madonna still came out on top. Chaminade-Madonna was the clear victor by a 25-11 margin over Nova. Chaminade-Madonna's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jack Miller looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Gage Agate was a standout: he scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jake Carruthers, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Piper fell victim to a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Everglades back in March. Piper has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Piper saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natron Wheeler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Chaminade-Madonna pushed their record up to 10-4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Piper, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
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