Berean Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Concord Bears a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Berean Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ivver Vertulfo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Vertulfo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Vertulfo wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Max McTighe, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Berean Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for Concord, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-19 record this season.
Berean Christian will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Urban, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Urban is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. Concord does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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