Baseball Recap: Briarcrest Christian Snags 14th Victory in Last 18 Games

Saints

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 @ St. Benedict at Auburndale	19
03/28/25 @ St. Rita	14
03/31/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale	11
04/28/25 @ Huntingdon	10
04/24/25 @ Marion	10

While Briarcrest Christian put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Huntingdon. The Saints blew past the Mustangs 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Saints, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Phinn Waters tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Cole Photopulos and Landon Rogers did most of the damage at the plate: Photopulos got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Rogers got on base in three of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Rogers has posted over his last 11 contests. Luke McGee was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Briarcrest Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Briarcrest Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 18 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Huntingdon, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-4.

Looking ahead, Briarcrest Christian will challenge St. Benedict at Auburndale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Saints are facing the Eagles at the right time seeing as the Eagles are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. Huntingdon has already played their next game (against Christian Brothers), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.