Brentwood Christian had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 3-13 to make it seven. They lost 11-1 to the Regents Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-3 on Tuesday.
As for Regents, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games.
For Regents' part, Jack Buerkle made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Buerkle has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Regents is 5-1 when Buerkle posts two or more runs, but 0-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, Regents got a big performance out of Cash Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Nelson has become a key player for the Knights: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 2-6 otherwise. Carlyle Spicer was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Brentwood Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Regents, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Dunne at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Knights are facing the Falcons at the right time seeing as the Falcons are stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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