Baseball Game Preview: St. Thomas More Cavaliers vs. St. Joseph Lancers

For the second straight game, St. Thomas More will face off against St. Joseph. The Cavaliers will welcome the Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Thomas More 3.4, St. Joseph 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

St. Joseph will take on a team with plenty of momentum: St. Thomas More extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. The Cavaliers blew past the Lancers 9-3. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.

For St. Joseph's part, they got a good showing from Carson Tanke, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Tanke has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Dominic Santarelli was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

St. Thomas More pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.

Both St. Thomas More and St. Joseph just can't seem to miss. The Cavaliers have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.9 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.