The Brother Rice Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, everything went Brother Rice's way against Fenwick as Brother Rice made off with a 12-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brother Rice.
Brother Rice got a great performance from Brayden McKendrick as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks). McKendrick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nolan Ramoley, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Gavin Triezenberg was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Lincoln-Way East sidestepped Bradley-Bourbonnais for a 9-7 win.
Brother Rice's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7. As for Lincoln-Way East, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Brother Rice came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln-Way East in their previous matchup back in June of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Does Brother Rice have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln-Way East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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