Baseball Preview: St. Dominic Crusaders vs. Webster Groves Statesmen
St. Dominic is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Webster Groves is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Dominic Crusaders will take on the Webster Groves Statesmen at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Dominic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
St. Dominic is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against St. Charles West (and have done all season long). Everything went St. Dominic's way against St. Charles West on Wednesday as St. Dominic made off with a 10-1 victory. With that win, St. Dominic brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Cooper Montgomery was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Evan Mannebach, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Webster Groves came up short against Festus on Wednesday and fell 7-4.
Webster Groves also got a good showing from Pierce Sturgeon, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Webster Groves saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Torbit, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Dominic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Webster Groves, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
St. Dominic came up short against Webster Groves when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 9-6. Will St. Dominic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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