The Briarcrest Christian Saints will square off against the Christian Brothers Purple Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Briarcrest Christian 2.5, Christian Brothers 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Briarcrest Christian is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Magnolia Heights just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Chiefs by a score of 2-1.
Briarcrest Christian got a good showing from Lane Elrod, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Elrod gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had over his last three matches.
At the plate, Briarcrest Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Rogers, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, the Purple Wave's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Cadets by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Purple Wave's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Briarcrest Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for the Purple Wave, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
Briarcrest Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Christian Brothers in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 12-11. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Purple Wave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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