The Loyola Academy Ramblers will take on the Brother Rice Crusaders at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Loyola Academy's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Laurence on Saturday. The Ramblers have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Brother Rice came tearing into Saturday's contest with 20 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 13-0 shutout. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Brayden McKendrick tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Brother Rice let Gavin Triezenberg and Conner Stack run wild. Triezenberg went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Stack went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Triezenberg has posted over his last 11 games. Another player making a difference was Nolan Ramoley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Brother Rice always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Rita only posted an OBP of .190.
Brother Rice's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Loyola Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
Loyola Academy suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Brother Rice in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Ramblers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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