Berean Christian is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Branson is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Berean Christian Eagles will take on the Branson Bulls at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Berean Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Credo a 10-0 shutout. Considering Berean Christian has won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ivver Vertulfo made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Vertulfo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Josh Werner was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Jake Silva was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Branson beat The Bay School 5-1 on Friday.
Berean Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Branson, their victory bumped their record up to 10-15.
Berean Christian beat Branson 4-1 when the teams last played back in March. Does Berean Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Branson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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