The Brother Rice Crusaders are taking a road trip to take on the Trinity Shamrocks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Brother Rice sitting on three straight victories and Trinity on five.
Brother Rice took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Lincoln-Way Central, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Crusaders had just enough and edged out the Knights 8-7 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Crusaders have posted since May 16, 2024.
Aidan Dillon looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Brady Cunningham
| 04/01/25 vs Lincoln-Way Central | 3 |
| 04/08/24 vs Leo | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs St. Patrick | 1 |
| 05/11/24 @ Huntley | 1 |
| 05/01/24 @ Providence Catholic | 1 |
At the plate, Brady Cunningham was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Nohava, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Brother Rice was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .370 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, while Trinity put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Hilliard Davidson. The Shamrocks blew past the Wildcats 11-0. The Shamrocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.
Trinity pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Brother Rice, their record now sits at 4-1.
Brother Rice couldn't quite get it done against Trinity in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-4. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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