The Bella Vista Broncos will take on the Christian Brothers Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Bella Vista nor Christian Brothers posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Bella Vista's offense. They fell just short of Inderkum by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Broncos have lost by just one run.
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Ethan Benson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Bella Vista is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-7 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 5-2 to Jesuit.
Joseph Pelka was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Bella Vista dropped their record down to 5-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Christian Brothers, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Bella Vista couldn't quite get it done against Christian Brothers in their previous meeting back in March of 2015 as they fell 14-9. Will Bella Vista have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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