The St. Elizabeth Hornets will take on the Oran Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Elizabeth comes in on 16 and Oran on 19.
St. Elizabeth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Wellington-Napoleon 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since May 6th.
Eli Kemna spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
| 05/27/25 vs Wellington-Napoleon | 1 |
| 05/26/25 vs Northwest | 1 |
| 05/21/25 @ New Haven | 2 |
| 05/20/25 vs Calvary Lutheran | 2 |
| 05/13/25 vs Prairie Home | 3 |
| + 2 more games |
On the hitting side, St. Elizabeth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Kemna, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Kemna has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
Meanwhile, Oran's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. They never let South Iron get on the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Oran pushed their record up to 22-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for St. Elizabeth, their victory bumped their record up to 23-7.
St. Elizabeth took their win against Oran in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 9-2 score. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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