The Briarcrest Christian Saints will head out to square off against the Bartlett Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Briarcrest Christian 3.6, Bartlett 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Briarcrest Christian had just enough and edged out Father McGivney Catholic 5-3. The contest marked the Saints' most dominant win of the season so far.
Nathan Powers
| 03/21/25 vs Father McGivney Catholic | 7 |
| 03/13/25 @ Gulfport | 7 |
| 03/07/25 vs Lausanne Collegiate | 6 |
Briarcrest Christian got a great performance from Nathan Powers as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Powers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Clayton Speck was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Landon Rogers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bartlett is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Enterprise. Bartlett fell just short of Enterprise by a score of 2-1. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Briarcrest Christian's record is now 3-6. As for Bartlett, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4-1.
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