Baseball Preview: St. Mary's Prep Eaglets vs. Western International Cowboys
St. Mary's Prep is 7-0 against Western International since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Mary's Prep Eaglets will head out on the road to challenge the Western International Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. St. Mary's Prep is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
St. Mary's Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Brother Rice, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (St. Mary's Prep was ranked 17th). St. Mary's Prep lost 12-4 to Brother Rice last Saturday.
Meanwhile, Western International can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They put the hurt on Salem with a sharp 11-5 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Western International considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Julian Contreras was incredible, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Diaz, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
St. Mary's Prep's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Western International, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-6.
St. Mary's Prep beat Western International 11-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary's Prep since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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