Saints
| 04/01/25 @ St. Benedict at Auburndale | 19 |
| 05/02/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale | 15 |
| 03/28/25 @ St. Rita | 14 |
| 03/31/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale | 11 |
| 04/28/25 @ Huntingdon | 10 |
Briarcrest Christian faced Christian Brothers in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Saints were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Purple Wave. Considering the Saints have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Lance Bryan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cole Photopulos was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Clayton Speck was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Briarcrest Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .394 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Briarcrest Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Christian Brothers, their loss dropped their record down to 23-10.
Christian Brothers wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Memphis University School on the 3rd. Hopefully Briarcrest Christian paid attention to the Purple Wave's match: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Purple Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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