The Mount St. Mary Rockets will venture away from home to take on the Crossings Christian Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mount St. Mary is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Thursday, Mount St. Mary was able to grind out a solid victory over Westmoore, taking the game 5-1.
Will Grayson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wade Webb, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Crossings Christian was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They came up short against Cashion, falling 13-1.
Crossings Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Turner, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Mount St. Mary pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for Crossings Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mount St. Mary suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Crossings Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2021. Can Mount St. Mary avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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