For the second straight game, Archbishop McNicholas will face off against Badin. The Rockets will head out to take on the Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Archbishop McNicholas 3, Badin 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Archbishop McNicholas fell victim to Badin and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Rams. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Rockets, who until this game were averaging three runs allowed.
For Badin's part, not much got past Caleb Driessen, who gave up just two hits to keep Archbishop McNicholas off the board. Driessen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Keegan Sawyer was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Clay, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Badin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Archbishop McNicholas only posted an OBP of .150.
The victory (which was Badin's 11th in a row) raised their record to 15-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop McNicholas, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6.
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