Breese Central put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wesclin Warriors an 8-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Breese Central.
Benny Lehman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Lehman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lehman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jonathan Husmann was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Breese Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Wesclin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-7.
Breese Central will head out on the road to face off against Columbia at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Columbia: 2.5, Breese Central: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wesclin, they will be playing at home against Centralia at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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