The Christian Brothers Falcons will face off against the Vanden Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Christian Brothers has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Christian Brothers beats Vanden with three runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Christian Brothers beat Davis Sr. on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2.
Christian Brothers saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Rado, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Vanden suffered their closest defeat since April 24, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Roseville by a score of 6-4.
Ryan Cahalan and Jackson Armstrong were huge no matter where they played even without the win. Throwing, Cahalan pitched six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Armstrong tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Cahalan went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Armstrong scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kekoa Grinton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.
Vanden now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Christian Brothers, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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