The St. Rita Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Kenwood Broncos at 10:00 a.m. St. Rita will be strutting in after a victory while Kenwood will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Rita owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Riverside-Brookfield. The victory was just what St. Rita needed coming off of a 10-3 loss in their prior match.
Sebastian Reyes looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, St. Rita's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Louie Sisto, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Sir Jamison Jones was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, sadly, Kenwood is still looking for their first win of the season after four games. They fell just short of Lincoln Park by a score of 5-4 on Thursday.
Evan Stinson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Savion Flowers was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Destin Edwards, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
The victory got St. Rita back to even at 2-2. As for Kenwood, they have fallen quite a ways from their 27-5 record last season and are now at 0-4.
St. Rita took their win against Kenwood in their previous meeting back in March of 2015 by a conclusive 15-1. Will St. Rita repeat their success, or does Kenwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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