Greenhills's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They never let the Shrine Catholic Knights onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. This was a revenge contest for Greenhills, as the team was forced to settle for a 14-1 defeat when these two played on Tuesday.
Talen Pilz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Pilz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pilz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brandt Toporski was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kade Mason, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Shrine Catholic's side, Caydin Barbato made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Greenhills is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Shrine Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenhills will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Skyline at 4:30 p.m. As for Shrine Catholic, they will challenge Ida at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Ida's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Shrine Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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