The Christian Brothers Academy Brothers will take on the La Salle Institute Cadets at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Christian Brothers Academy sitting on five straight wins and La Salle Institute on three.
Christian Brothers Academy barely beat Columbia the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Brothers put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 18-5 victory on Monday. With that win, the Brothers brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Jacob Podlucky was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Jack Shanahan was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with four runs.
Christian Brothers Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, while La Salle Institute put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Albany Academy for Boys. La Salle Institute was the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Albany Academy for Boys. Considering La Salle Institute has won five matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
La Salle Institute's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Christian Brothers Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Christian Brothers Academy beat La Salle Institute 9-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will the Brothers repeat their success, or do the Cadets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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