On Monday, Briarcrest Christian faced Arlington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Briarcrest Christian Saints fell just short of the Arlington Tigers by a score of 6-4. Briarcrest Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Arlington apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Phinn Waters 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 four earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Briarcrest Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Bomar, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landon Rogers, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Briarcrest Christian's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8. As for Arlington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
While Briarcrest Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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