The St. Clair Saints will venture away from home to square off against the Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Clair comes in on four and Grosse Pointe South on 12.
St. Clair gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a run and slipped past L'Anse Creuse North 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Saints have posted against the Crusaders since April 27, 2023.
While Grosse Pointe South didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Royal Oak on Saturday.
Jack Lupo was excellent, earning two runs and four stolen bases. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Brendan Stafford also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Grosse Pointe South pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for St. Clair, their record is now 4-2.
St. Clair suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Grosse Pointe South in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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