The Riverside-Brookfield Bulldogs will face off against the Fenwick Friars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverside-Brookfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Fenwick's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Riverside-Brookfield is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Montini Catholic just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broncos.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Fenwick sidestepped Saint Ignatius College Prep for a 4-3 win.
Fenwick got a great performance from Matt Purta as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Purta is becoming a predictor of the Friars' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 4-6-1 when he doesn't).
Fenwick is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Riverside-Brookfield, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Everything went Riverside-Brookfield's way against Fenwick when the teams last played back in May of 2021, as Riverside-Brookfield made off with a 14-0 win. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Friars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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