Baseball Game Preview: St. Laurence Vikings vs. Loyola Academy Ramblers

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Previous Games

04/22/24 - Away	12-2 W
04/20/24 - Home	1-3 L
05/04/23 - Home	8-2 W
05/02/23 - Away	8-4 W
05/11/22 - Away	8-4 W
+ 5 more games

St. Laurence has gone 9-1 against Loyola Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Ramblers at 4:45 p.m. St. Laurence is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 14 games.

On Tuesday, St. Laurence narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. Rita 4-3.

Meanwhile, Loyola Academy hadn't done well against Chicago Mt. Carmel recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Ramblers had just enough and edged out the Caravan 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Ramblers have posted since April 10th.

St. Laurence pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Loyola Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.

Everything went St. Laurence's way against Loyola Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as St. Laurence made off with a 12-2 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Ramblers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.