The Doyle Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Episcopal Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Episcopal will be up against a hot Doyle team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over Pine on Thursday.
Brennan Guidry looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Easton Benesta was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jackson McCaskill, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one triple.
Doyle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Family Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Episcopal proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Flames 17-3. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Flames: they've now won three in a row.
Doyle's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-16-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Episcopal, they now have a winning record of 15-14.
Everything went Doyle's way against Episcopal in their previous matchup last Wednesday, as Doyle made off with an 11-3 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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