The St. Joseph Catholic Bruins will challenge the Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph Catholic: 2, Park Place Christian Academy: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Park Place Christian Academy will be up against a hot St. Joseph Catholic team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. St. Joseph Catholic put the hurt on Benton Academy with a sharp 14-1 win on Tuesday. That 13 run margin sets a new team best for the Bruins this season.
Brandon Burkes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
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In other batting news, Jackson Winans was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Nick Glorioso was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Park Place Christian Academy's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Friday. They fell just short of Puckett by a score of 4-3. The loss put an end to the Crusaders' undefeated start to the season.
Park Place Christian Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Bailey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
St. Joseph Catholic pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Park Place Christian Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Joseph Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Park Place Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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