The Savio Eagles will challenge the Brentwood Christian Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Brentwood Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Savio, who comes in off a win.
Savio is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Hill Country Christian School of Austin with a sharp 11-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles, who have now won nine matches in a row dating back to last season.
Jace Pereira was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Pereira was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Savio got a big performance out of Kael Knudson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Knudson a new career-high in RBI (two). Aj Longmire was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Savio always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hill Country Christian School of Austin only posted an OBP of .440.
Meanwhile, Brentwood Christian lost 12-3 to Texans Baseball Homeschool on Friday. The loss was the Bears' first of the season.
Brentwood Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Hunka, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Hunka is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Savio suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Brentwood Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Will Savio have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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