Irondale is 1-8 against Cretin-Derham Hall since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Knights will square off against the Raiders at 4:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Irondale took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Park 9-1. That looming 9-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Meanwhile, Cretin-Derham Hall had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Everything went their way against the Rangers as they made off with an 8-2 victory. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
Cretin-Derham Hall's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Irondale, their win ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-10.
Irondale might still be hurting after the 18-5 defeat they got from Cretin-Derham Hall when the teams last played back in April. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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