It's playoff time, and Benedictine had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions by a score of 4-1 on Thursday. For the Bengals, this counts as revenge for the 7-3 victory the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Robert Scoville was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double. That run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Michael Grobelny, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Jerrold Brazelton was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Bengals
| 05/29/25 @ Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin | 4-1 |
| 05/27/25 vs Bay | 5-1 |
| 05/24/25 vs Elyria Catholic | 4-0 |
| 05/20/25 vs Stow-Munroe Falls | 8-1 |
The win was the fourth in a row for Benedictine, bringing their record up to 14-11. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6-1.
As of now, neither Benedictine nor the Lions have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
