The University Prep Panthers will face off against the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
University Prep fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against West Valley on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Cubs with a sharp 12-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
St. Bernard's gave Brody Gaser the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Garrett Shanahan was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Tyler Hinrichs, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
University Prep's loss dropped their record down to 8-14-1. As for St. Bernard's, their victory bumped their record up to 19-1.
University Prep skirted past St. Bernard's 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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