It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cary-Grove can now relate to. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Benet Academy Redwings on Friday.
Ricky Barnes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Oskar Freund, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Cary-Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 21-13. As for Benet Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-12 record this season.
Cary-Grove and Benet Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Trojans will face off against Triad at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (53 vs. 3). Meanwhile, Benet Academy (ranked 40th) will meet St. Laurence (ranked second) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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