The Christian Brothers Purple Wave will head out on the road to square off against the Briarcrest Christian Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
The Purple Wave are probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering the Cadets just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Cadets by a score of 2-1. The matchup marked the Purple Wave's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Briarcrest Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Magnolia Heights by a score of 2-1.
Briarcrest Christian got a good showing from Lane Elrod, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Elrod has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Briarcrest Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Rogers, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Briarcrest Christian's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for the Purple Wave, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4.
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