The St. John Bosco Braves will challenge the Villa Park Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John Bosco is coming into the game hot, having won their last 17 games.
St. John Bosco is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past St. Augustine 2-1. That's two games straight that the Braves have won by just one run.
Brayden Krakowski looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on James Clark, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, Villa Park and Granite Hills (ranked 89th and 83rd in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest on Tuesday. The Spartans had just enough and edged out the Eagles 5-4.
Logan Hoppie got the start for Villa Park and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Nate Lewis was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Young, who went 2-for-4 with one home run.
St. John Bosco pushed their record up to 28-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Villa Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season.
St. John Bosco skirted past Villa Park 4-3 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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