Baseball Preview: Mary Star of the Sea Stars vs. Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles
The Mary Star of the Sea Stars will head out on the road to take on the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mary Star of the Sea is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bosco Tech just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Santiago Martinez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Riley Vuoso, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Mary Star of the Sea didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bosco Tech only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Verbum Dei Jesuit was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They suffered a tough 15-2 defeat at the hands of St. Anthony.
Mary Star of the Sea's record now sits at 8-6. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, their record now sits at 3-12.
Mary Star of the Sea came out on top in a nail-biter against Verbum Dei Jesuit when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mary Star of the Sea 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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