Baseball Preview: St. Mary's Ryken Knights vs. DeMatha Stags
St. Mary's Ryken is 1-9 against DeMatha since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights will head out on the road to challenge the DeMatha Stags at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Mary's Ryken took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Bishop McNamara by a score of 6-1.
St. Mary's Ryken got a great performance from Colby Brown as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Kale, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. AJ Stefko was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, DeMatha had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Bears 5-4.
St. Mary's Ryken's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for DeMatha, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4.
St. Mary's Ryken might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from DeMatha when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can St. Mary's Ryken avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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