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04/01/25 @ St. Benedict at Auburndale | 19 |
05/02/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale | 15 |
03/28/25 @ St. Rita | 14 |
03/31/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale | 11 |
04/28/25 @ Huntingdon | 10 |
Briarcrest Christian waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish with a sharp 9-1 victory. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by six runs or more this season.
Lance Bryan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cole Photopulos was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Rogers, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Briarcrest Christian's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-11. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Knoxville Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 23-16-1 record this season.
Briarcrest Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Knoxville Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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