The Nazareth Academy Roadrunners will take on the St. Rita Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nazareth Academy comes in on ten and St. Rita on four.
Nazareth Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over De La Salle.
Meanwhile, St. Rita was able to grind out a solid victory over Marian Catholic on Saturday, taking the game 6-2.
Sullivan Kazee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jayden Hawkins was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Vinny Stubitsch, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
St. Rita's win bumped their record up to 27-12. As for Nazareth Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 29-9.
Nazareth Academy suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to St. Rita in their previous meeting back in June of 2019. Can the Roadrunners avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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