St. Mary hasn't had much luck against St. John's Prep recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Mary's 2.3, St. John's Prep 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Mary's is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Arlington Catholic on Sunday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, St. John's Prep entered their tilt with Mansfield on Sunday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 8-1 win. Considering the Eagles have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
St. John's Prep's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for St. Mary's, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 14-3.
St. Mary's couldn't quite finish off St. John's Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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