The Head-Royce Jayhawks will square off against the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Head-Royce's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while St. Joseph Notre Dame has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Head-Royce's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against College Prep as they made off with a 6-0 victory. The Jayhawks haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Mateo Gonzalez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.
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Gonzalez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Davis Lynch, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Lynch has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Notre Dame didn't have quite enough to beat Gregori on Wednesday and fell 5-4.
Head-Royce's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Head-Royce has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Head-Royce was able to grind out a solid win over St. Joseph Notre Dame when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 7-2. Do the Jayhawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pilots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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