St. Martin de Porres is 0-3 against Open Door Christian since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Martin de Porres Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Open Door Christian Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, St. Martin de Porres came up short against Euclid and fell 14-9.
Zarriah Kind and Alisha Fluker stepped up to the plate in a big way. Kind scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Fluker scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Shaniya Atterberry was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Open Door Christian entered their contest against Fairview on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Open Door Christian wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-5 walloping at the hands of Fairview. It was the first time this season that Open Door Christian let down their fans at home.
Open Door Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Reaser, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Perris, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Open Door Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairview only tossed six.
St. Martin de Porres' record is now 1-1. As for Open Door Christian, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
St. Martin de Porres came up short against Open Door Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 14-9. Can St. Martin de Porres avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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