The Badin Rams will square off against the Chaminade Julienne Catholic Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Badin sitting on five straight victories and Chaminade Julienne Catholic on four.
Badin's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Talawanda with a sharp 10-0 win. Considering the Rams have won 16 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Beau Chaney
| 05/26/26 vs Talawanda | 8 |
| 05/25/26 vs Lakota East | 2 |
| 05/23/26 vs Hamilton | 2 |
| 05/13/26 @ Elder | 3 |
| 05/08/26 @ La Salle | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
Beau Chaney tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April.
At the plate, Badin got a big performance out of Chandler Taylor, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Vince Laugle, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Chaminade Julienne Catholic had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Buccaneers 2-1.
Isaac Sullivan made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Chaminade Julienne Catholic is 7-1 when Sullivan allows two or fewer earned runs, but 7-13 otherwise. Sullivan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Badin's victory bumped their record up to 25-3-1. As for Chaminade Julienne Catholic, the win got them back to even at 14-14.
Chaminade Julienne Catholic's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Badin has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .483. It's a different story for Chaminade Julienne Catholic, though, as they've only averaged .354. Will they be able to contain Badin's hitters?
Badin beat Chaminade Julienne Catholic 5-0 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
