The St. Dominic Crusaders will head out to take on the St. Charles West Warriors at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
St. Dominic proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by eight) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Webster Groves 6-5. Winning may never get old, but the Crusaders sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Chase Spurgeon looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Christopher Eggering was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Anthony Flamm Jr., who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Charles West sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Winfield on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory St. Charles West has posted against Winfield since March 29, 2023.
St. Dominic's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Charles West, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Everything went St. Dominic's way against St. Charles West in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as St. Dominic made off with a 10-1 win. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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