The Christian Brothers Purple Wave will be taking part in a tournament against the Dyer County Choctaws at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Christian Brothers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Dyer County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Christian Brothers is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Collierville, who was ranked first at the time (Christian Brothers was ranked tenth). Christian Brothers fell just short of Collierville by a score of 5-4 on Monday. The Purple Wave's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Dyer County didn't have quite enough to beat Tipton-Rosemark Academy on Monday and fell 12-11.
Dyer County got a good showing from Ethan Beyerbach, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Everett Kuykendall led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Talon Messer, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Christian Brothers' loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Dyer County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
Christian Brothers beat Dyer County 8-5 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Will Christian Brothers repeat their success, or does Dyer County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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