The Brother Rice Crusaders will face off against the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Brother Rice comes in on 15 and Andrean on ten.
Brother Rice is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Lincoln-Way East, who was ranked second at the time (Brother Rice was ranked first). The Crusaders' pitcher stepped up to hand the Griffins a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Not much got past Danny Sheehan, who gave up just three hits to keep Lincoln-Way East off the board. Sheehan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Gavin Triezenberg was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April of 2024. Nolan Ramoley was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Andrean gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Hobart with a sharp 11-1 win. The Fighting 59ers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Brother Rice pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Andrean, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
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