Brother Rice had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Lincoln-Way East Griffins by a score of 5-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Brother Rice also won the last time the pair played back in June of 2023.
Brother Rice got a great performance from Casey Giemzik as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Derrick Holmes was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Gavin Triezenberg was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Brother Rice's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Lincoln-Way East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Brother Rice will be playing at home against St. Francis at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games St. Francis has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Lincoln-Way East, they will head out on the road to take on Lincoln-Way West at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln-Way West will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Lincoln-Way East surely won't give up without a fight.
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