Christian Brothers Academy waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Cortland Purple Tigers by a score of 7-4. That's two games straight that Christian Brothers Academy has won by exactly three runs.
For Cortland's part, Danny Jackson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Owen Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Christian Brothers Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Cortland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christian Brothers Academy will challenge Bishop Grimes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Christian Brothers Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Bishop Grimes' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cortland, they will head out on the road to face off against Binghamton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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