For the second straight game, St. Rita will face off against Brother Rice. The Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Rita has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Brother Rice will arrive with 20 straight victories.
On Thursday, St. Rita came up short against Brother Rice and fell 7-2.
For Brother Rice's part, Brady Cunningham made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Cunningham a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Brother Rice let Conner Stack and Colin Campbell run wild. Stack went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Campbell went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases Campbell has posted since back in April.
Brother Rice's win was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for St. Rita, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
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