The Cristo Rey Cougar are taking a road trip to take on the Briggs Bruins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Cristo Rey is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mansfield Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Flames by a score of 8-7.
Meanwhile, Briggs had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Red Devils. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bruins have posted since April 2nd.
Brailyn Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Hernandez wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Martin, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Briggs pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Cristo Rey, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
