The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will challenge the John Carroll Catholic Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Berkeley Prep 1.9, John Carroll Catholic 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
John Carroll Catholic will be up against a hot Berkeley Prep squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Berkeley Prep was the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over Trinity Catholic on Saturday. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Berkeley Prep got a great performance from Ben O'Brien as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched.
Lucas Farrar
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At the plate, Lucas Farrar was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Carson Binder was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Berkeley Prep lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, John Carroll Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Westminster Christian on Wednesday and fell 4-3. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Colt Miller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ayson McIntosh made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Berkeley Prep pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for John Carroll Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Everything went Berkeley Prep's way against John Carroll Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, as Berkeley Prep made off with a 14-0 win. Does Berkeley Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will John Carroll Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
