The Bracken Christian Warriors will square off against the San Antonio Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bracken Christian has three straight victories, San Antonio Christian has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bracken Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Hill Country Christian as they made off with a 15-0 win.
Bracken Christian let Blake Gledhill and Brody Cantu run wild. Gledhill scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Cantu went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases Gledhill has posted since back in February. Tristan Mahurin was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Bracken Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hill Country Christian only posted an OBP of .200.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for San Antonio Christian's offense. They came up short against St. Joseph Academy on Thursday, falling 7-0. Considering the last time the Lions couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
San Antonio Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Amerman, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Bracken Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for San Antonio Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Bracken Christian might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from San Antonio Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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