Briarcrest Christian entered their tilt with Ripley with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Ripley Tigers an 8-0 shutout on Thursday. For Briarcrest Christian, this counts as revenge for the 7-3 defeat Ripley walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Jack Gleason looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Aiden McCrady was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Josiah Saleem, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Briarcrest Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Ripley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Briarcrest Christian will look to defend their home field on Friday against Memphis University School at 7:00 p.m. Briarcrest Christian will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive. As for Ripley, they will head out on the road to face off against Gibson County at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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