The St. Dominic Bayhawks will face off against the Archbishop Molloy Stanners at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Dominic will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Xaverian on Saturday. The Bayhawks were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over the Clippers. The Bayhawks haven't had any issues with the Clippers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Tyler Camastro looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ray Kim was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That's the most stolen bases he has posted over his last ten contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Vangelatos, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
St. Dominic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Xaverian only posted an OBP of .407.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Molloy came tearing into Wednesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Knights a 10-0 shutout.
Archbishop Molloy's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for St. Dominic, their record is now 13-6.
St. Dominic beat Archbishop Molloy 5-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Do the Bayhawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stanners turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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