After a string of four wins, Archbishop McNicholas's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to the Indian Hill Braves. Archbishop McNicholas was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Indian Hill apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2016.
Archbishop McNicholas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Sandfoss, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Indian Hill's side, Nick Rinala was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Rinala has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rinala was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Trent Hartman and Brady Drost did most of the damage at the plate: Hartman scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Drost scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Ashton Graham was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Archbishop McNicholas' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-16. As for Indian Hill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Archbishop McNicholas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Indian Hill, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Elder, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Indian Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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