For the second straight game, Galileo will face off against O'Connell. The Lions will square off against the Boilermakers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Galileo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Galileo's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on O'Connell with a sharp 13-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Zane Ridley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Diego Gil, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Everett Kerns, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Galileo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for O'Connell, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
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