With a playoff game on the line, Mount Michael Benedictine rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Adams Central Patriots. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mount Michael Benedictine.
Mount Michael Benedictine saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Barett Sykora, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Rocco Zimmerman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Adams Central's side, Owen Brown led a balanced group of hitters, going 1-for-2 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Gabriel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Adams Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount Michael Benedictine struck out eight times.
Mount Michael Benedictine is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12-1 record this season. As for Adams Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-8.
Mount Michael Benedictine is on the road again on Wednesday to play Lincoln Christian at 4:00 p.m. Mount Michael Benedictine will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. Adams Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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