The Brother Martin Crusaders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the John Curtis Christian Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Brother Martin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so John Curtis Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Brother Martin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over John Curtis Christian. Brother Martin's victory was all the more impressive since John Curtis Christian was averaging only 3.55 runs allowed on the season.
For John Curtis Christian's part, Tyler Mitchell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Alario, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, John Curtis Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. This was only their first loss (out of ten games) when they post 0.51 or more OBP.
Brother Martin has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for John Curtis Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-7.
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