Saint Francis Catholic is 8-0 against Countryside Christian since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Saint Francis Catholic Wolves will take on the Countryside Christian Minutemen at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Saint Francis Catholic can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bronson a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for Saint Francis Catholic as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Dylan Diaz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Williams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Countryside Christian had to settle for a 17-16 defeat against Riverside Christian on Monday. Countryside Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Erik Orozco and Brayden Dalton did some serious damage despite the final result: Orozco scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Dalton scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayton Hulst, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Countryside Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverside Christian only tossed eight.
Saint Francis Catholic pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Countryside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Saint Francis Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Countryside Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Saint Francis Catholic's way against Countryside Christian when the teams last played on Friday as Saint Francis Catholic made off with a 16-4 victory. Does Saint Francis Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Countryside Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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