Brighton faced Olympus in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Bengals never let the Titans get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. Considering the Bengals have won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brighton got a great performance from Case Beames as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Beames has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jonathon Ellis was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Riley Brown, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and one double.
Brighton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Olympus only posted an OBP of .250.
Bengals
| 04/05/25 @ Olympus | 11-0 |
| 04/04/25 vs Olympus | 10-2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Olympus | 8-1 |
| 03/27/25 @ East | 13-2 |
| 03/26/25 vs East | 12-3 |
| + 3 more games |
The victory (which was Brighton's eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Olympus, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-5.
Brighton has already played their next game, a 12-2 victory against Highland on the 8th. As for Olympus, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Alta on the 8th.
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