Baseball Game Preview: DeMatha Stags vs. Gonzaga Eagles

The DeMatha Stags will take on the Gonzaga Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Gonzaga will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: DeMatha extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Stags blew past Pallotti 13-3.

Jackson Steuart looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Dominic Calabrese

Hits (Career)

04/15/26 vs Pallotti	4
04/11/26 vs Bishop McNamara	1
04/08/26 @ West Ashley	1
03/28/26 vs Jackson-Reed	1
03/14/26 vs Annapolis Area Christian	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dominic Calabrese, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Candy, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gonzaga). Everything went their way against Sidwell Friends on Tuesday as they made off with a 19-3 win. Considering the Eagles have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

DeMatha's victory bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Gonzaga, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.

DeMatha came up short against Gonzaga in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, falling 6-1. Can the Stags avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.