With a playoff game on the line, Brother Martin rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the John Curtis Christian Patriots. Brother Martin's win was all the more impressive since John Curtis Christian was averaging only 3.55 runs allowed on the season.
For John Curtis Christian's part, Tyler Mitchell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Nate Alario, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, John Curtis Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. This was only their first loss (out of ten games) when they post 0.51 or more OBP.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Brother Martin, bringing their record for this year to 23-10. As for John Curtis Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-7.
Brother Martin will have a chance to go back-to-back against John Curtis Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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