For the second straight game, Brother Martin will face off against Alexandria. The Crusaders will face off against the Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Brother Martin 3, Alexandria 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Brother Martin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Alexandria a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Crusaders have won 19 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brother Martin got a great performance from Blaise Tingstrom as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. Tingstrom has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Brother Martin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .381 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Brother Martin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 32-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Alexandria, the defeat snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 23-10 record.
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