The Brother Rice Crusaders will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Maine South Hawks at 5:15 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Brother Rice will head into Wednesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Marian Catholic on Wednesday. Brother Rice put the hurt on Marian Catholic with a sharp 12-1 victory.
Brother Rice got a great performance from Brayden McKendrick as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Brother Rice let Chris Daugherty and Charlie Rosynek loose on the outfield. Daugherty scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Rosynek scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Nikolas Hall was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Maine South ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Glenbrook South out 7-6.
The win got Brother Rice back to even at 16-16. As for Maine South, their victory bumped their record up to 9-21.
Brother Rice skirted past Maine South 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brother Rice since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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