The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will take on the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Berkeley Prep: 3.6, Bishop Verot: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Berkeley Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Calvary Christian a 6-0 shutout. Six seems to be a good number for Berkeley Prep as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Ben O'Brien, who gave up just four hits to keep Calvary Christian off the board. O'Brien has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Joseph Troupe was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot entered their tilt with Tampa Catholic with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Everything went their way against the Crusaders on Saturday as they made off with a 14-1 victory. Considering Bishop Verot has won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Brody Baxmann, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Joey Lawson, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Berkeley Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Bishop Verot, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Berkeley Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop Verot struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Berkeley Prep suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Bishop Verot in their previous meeting back in March of 2017. Can Berkeley Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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