The Case Cardinals will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders at 3:45 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Case: 3.8, Somerset Berkley Regional: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Case gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 5-1 win over Norton.
Aedan Borges made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Borges was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Borges wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Beaulieu, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Somerset Berkley Regional's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Apponequet Regional by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Somerset Berkley Regional's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Will Dionne spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
The victory got Case back to even at 9-9. As for Somerset Berkley Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
Case suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Somerset Berkley Regional in their previous meeting back in April. Can Case avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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