Benedictine waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings by a score of 4-1.
Nathan Zavoda spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jalan Brazelton, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Benedictine is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Benedictine will head out on the road to face off against Buckeye at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buckeye's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Benedictine's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Harvey at 4:30 p.m. Harvey is coming into the matchup with four straight losses on the road, meaning Villa Angela-St. Joseph will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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