The Benedictine Cadets will take on the Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Benedictine comes in on four and Miller School of Albemarle on 19.
Benedictine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Paul VI a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Miller School of Albemarle faced Cape Henry Collegiate in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Miller School of Albemarle walked away with a 5-2 win over Cape Henry Collegiate.
Jacob Rexrode tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Jones, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Evan Hankins was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Benedictine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Miller School of Albemarle, their victory bumped their record up to 32-5-2.
Benedictine couldn't quite finish off Miller School of Albemarle when the teams last played back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rexrode, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that Benedictine knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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