The Padua Franciscan Bruins will head out to face off against the Brunswick Blue Devils at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Padua Franciscan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Brunswick's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Padua Franciscan is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Olmsted Falls with a sharp 14-4 win last Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bruins.
Avon Lake typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Brunswick proved too difficult a challenge. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Shoremen a 1-0 shutout. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Shoremen recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Not much got past Jackson Briggs, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Avon Lake off the board. Briggs has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Elijah Poindexter was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Brunswick's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Padua Franciscan, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.
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