The St. Louis University Junior Bills will challenge the Chaminade Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While St. Louis University's victory against Belleville East wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Junior Bills never let the Lancers get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Junior Bills.
Meanwhile, Chaminade had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Priory on Saturday.
Freddie Grimmer looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four matchups.
On the hitting side, Chaminade let Tyler Williamson and Grant Mueller run wild. Williamson earned two runs and three stolen bases, while Mueller went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Williamson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carson Cosby, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
St. Louis University's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Chaminade, their win bumped their record up to 3-19.
St. Louis University was able to grind out a solid victory over Chaminade in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 6-1. Do the Junior Bills have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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