The St. John's Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Xaverian Brothers Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. John's is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
St. John's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Algonquin Regional, who was ranked 19th at the time (St. John's was ranked fifth). The Pioneers blew past the Titans 7-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Xaverian Brothers was able to grind out a solid win over Malden Catholic on Wednesday, taking the game 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Colin Mont looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Brady Hargraves was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack O'Neil, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
St. John's pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Xaverian Brothers, their record now sits at 13-3.
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