Briarcrest Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Neuqua Valley Wildcats. For Briarcrest Christian, this counts as revenge for the 10-9 defeat Neuqua Valley walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
Aiden McCrady made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. McCrady was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charlie Spann, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Chase Koenig was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Neuqua Valley's side, Andrew Gould made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Knapczyk, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Neuqua Valley lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Briarcrest Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Neuqua Valley, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Briarcrest Christian is on the road again on Saturday to play Webb. Briarcrest Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Neuqua Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Bolingbrook at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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