The St. John-Vianney Lancers are taking a road trip to take on the Red Bank Catholic Caseys at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. John-Vianney sitting on four straight victories and Red Bank Catholic on nine.
If St. John-Vianney beats Red Bank Catholic with nine runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Lancers didn't even let Marlboro on the board on Monday, marking the Lancers' second-straight 9-0 shutout. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Red Bank Catholic owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. Everything went their way against Colts Neck as they made off with an 8-0 win. The Caseys are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the seventh matchup they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Not much got past Lily Hagan, who gave up just seven hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Colts Neck off the board. Hagan has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Grace Lombardi and Brianna Santangelo did most of the damage at the plate: Lombardi went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Santangelo went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Lombardi is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games she's played. Sophia Lasater also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
St. John-Vianney pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Red Bank Catholic, their record is now 11-1.
St. John-Vianney couldn't quite finish off Red Bank Catholic in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 5-3. Can the Lancers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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