The Briarwood Academy Buccaneers will face off against the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Briarwood Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Northside Christian Academy will come in with three straight victories.
Briarwood Academy came up short against Northside Christian Academy on Monday, falling 9-2.
For Northside Christian Academy's part, Luke Bohnsack made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Bohnsack also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Northside Christian Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Bohnsack was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Easton McCutchan, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Northside Christian Academy is undefeated when McCutchan posts two or more runs, but 1-5 otherwise. Will Spotts was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Northside Christian Academy pushed their record up to 5-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Briarwood Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Briarwood Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northside Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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