Baseball Preview: St. Dominic Crusaders vs. Fort Zumwalt East
The St. Dominic Crusaders are on the road again on Wednesday to play Fort Zumwalt East at 4:15 p.m. St. Dominic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
St. Dominic can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on St. Charles West with a sharp 10-1 win. With that victory, St. Dominic brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Cooper Montgomery, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Brady Baker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fort Zumwalt East beat Howell North 7-4 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fort Zumwalt East.
Aidan Horn looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Gavin King was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jackson Carter, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
St. Dominic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Fort Zumwalt East, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
St. Dominic took their victory against Fort Zumwalt East when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 9-3. Will St. Dominic repeat their success, or does Fort Zumwalt East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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