Baseball Preview: Archbishop Mitty Monarchs vs. St. Mary's Rams
The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will head out on the road to take on the St. Mary's Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Archbishop Mitty comes in on four and St. Mary's on 18.
Archbishop Mitty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Granite Bay.
Carson Seeger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Makoa Sniffen was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Nico Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's faced Valley Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. St. Mary's had just enough and edged Valley Christian out 4-3.
St. Mary's also got a great performance from Nico Bavaro as he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rolen Reyes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Archbishop Mitty is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12-1 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-5.
Archbishop Mitty might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from St. Mary's when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Mary's Tanner Grove, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over 7.2 innings pitched. Now that Archbishop Mitty knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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