04/28/25 @ Valley Catholic | 17 |
03/27/25 vs Pleasant Hill | 15 |
05/02/25 @ Westside Christian | 11 |
04/18/25 vs Neah-Kah-Nie | 10 |
04/14/25 vs Corbett | 10 |
Banks won the last time they faced Westside Christian and things went their way on Friday too. The Braves put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 14-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won seven games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Grady Lucia and Caleb Bonin were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Lucia tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Bonin pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At the plate, Lucia went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Bonin went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Lincoln Holscher and Wyatt Jackson did most of the damage at the plate: Holscher went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Jackson went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Holscher a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cade Wilson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Banks pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Westside Christian, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Banks will square off against rival Corbett at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Westside Christian is set to challenge their familiar foe Horizon Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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