After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Duanesburg, Berne-Knox-Westerlo was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mekeel Christian Academy Lions a 10-0 shutout. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 11-1 victory the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

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Berne-Knox-Westerlo let Eric Bates and GG Lefkatditis run wild. Bates went a perfect 2-for-2 with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Lefkatditis went 1-for-3 with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Bates has become a key player for Berne-Knox-Westerlo: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-10-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Ferguson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Berne-Knox-Westerlo's win bumped their record up to 8-10-1. As for Mekeel Christian Academy, their loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-9.
Coming up, Berne-Knox-Westerlo will host Loudonville Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mekeel Christian Academy, they will take on Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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