Benedictine came out on top against St. John on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run third inning. The Bengals took their contest against the Heralds 13-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bengals.
Owen Slemc and Danny Joyce did most of the damage at the plate: Slemc went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs, while Joyce went 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run. That's the most hits Joyce has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Ade, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Benedictine's record is now 7-15. As for St. John, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-8.
Coming up, Benedictine will head out on the road to square off against Hawken at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bengals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hawks have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season. St. John does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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