On Saturday, Benedictine faced Western Branch in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Benedictine Cadets never let the Western Branch Bruins onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Benedictine as they're now sitting on three straight.
For Western Branch's part, Gavin Biernot was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Biernot has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Benedictine is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Western Branch, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.
Benedictine will stay at home for another game and welcome Archbishop Spalding at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Spalding is coming into the match with eight straight wins on the road, so Benedictine will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Western Branch, they will square off against Oscar Smith at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Western Branch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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