The Yorkville Christian Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the St. Bede Bruins at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Yorkville Christian lost 9-1 to Wheaton Academy on Monday.
Yorkville Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Davis, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Bede). They put the hurt on Henry-Senachwine with a sharp 20-5 victory on Friday. The Bruins are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 11 straight.
Geno Dinges made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Dinges was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Gus Burr was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, eight RBI, and two runs. Those eight RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alan Spencer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
St. Bede always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
St. Bede's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Yorkville Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
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