The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Druid Hills Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Druid Hills will be up against a hot St. Pius X Catholic squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Golden Lions' way against Overton on Friday as they made off with a 21-5 win. The Golden Lions' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Redan typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Druid Hills proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Raiders 8-1.
Druid Hills got a great performance from Tyler Horner as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Caelan Rogers was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Alex Balsamo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
St. Pius X Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Druid Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
St. Pius X Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Druid Hills in their previous meeting last Thursday, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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