Christian Brothers and Vista del Lago are an even 5-5 against one another since June of 2021, but likely not for long. The Christian Brothers Falcons will be playing at home against the Vista del Lago Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Christian Brothers: 3.9, Vista del Lago: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Things were looking good for Christian Brothers after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Vista del Lago by a score of 5-4. Christian Brothers has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Josh Lewis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Drew Fox was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Christian Brothers didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vista del Lago only tossed five.
Christian Brothers' loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-13. As for Vista del Lago, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4-1 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Christian Brothers has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Vista del Lago struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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