The Mater Dei Knights will take on the Valmeyer Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Mater Dei didn't have quite enough to beat Waterloo and fell 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Mater Dei saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Salzman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Valmeyer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 8-3 to Gibault Catholic. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Landon Roy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Valmeyer's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Mater Dei, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Everything went Mater Dei's way against Valmeyer in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, as Mater Dei made off with an 8-1 win. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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