St. Vincent-St. Mary hasn't had much luck against Archbishop Hoban recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fighting Irish will challenge the Knights at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Vincent-St. Mary 3.6, Archbishop Hoban 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Archbishop Hoban will be up against a hot St. Vincent-St. Mary team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went the Fighting Irish's way against Ellet on Thursday as they made off with a 16-2 win. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Matthew Engelhart, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with six RBI, two triples, and three runs. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Kurkey, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: St. Vincent-St. Mary kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Hoban faced Medina in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Knights came up short against the Battling Bees, falling 12-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Knights have suffered since April 30, 2024.
St. Vincent-St. Mary pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Archbishop Hoban, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
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