With a playoff game on the line, St. Mary's Ryken rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Archbishop Carroll Lions a 2-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Mary's Ryken also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Colby Brown tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Mary's Ryken's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cole Kingsbury, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
St. Mary's Ryken's victory bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Archbishop Carroll, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.
St. Mary's Ryken will head out on the road to challenge DeMatha at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in DeMatha's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home while St. Mary's Ryken has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. Archbishop Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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