Baseball Preview: Mater Dei Knights vs. Nashville Hornets
Mater Dei is 0-3 against Nashville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mater Dei Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Nashville Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Mater Dei is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Mater Dei will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Granite City on Monday. Mater Dei walked away with a 10-5 win over Granite City.
Mater Dei got a great performance from Chase Zurliene as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gabe Schlimme, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carson Dorries, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Nashville's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of DuQuoin by a score of 3-2. Nashville has struggled against DuQuoin recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Mater Dei's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14. As for Nashville, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-2.
Mater Dei came up short against Nashville when the teams last played back in April of 2022, falling 8-4. Can Mater Dei avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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