The St. Mary's Crusaders will challenge the Lost River Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary's will be strutting in after a win while Lost River will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, St. Mary's got the win against Hosanna Christian by a conclusive 10-4. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Crusaders' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
St. Mary's got a great performance from Tai Zimmerman as he struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Tyler Archie and Zeke Beitler did most of the damage at the plate: Archie went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Beitler scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Mayfield, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Lost River's offense. They lost 13-0 to Henley on Friday. The Raiders have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
St. Mary's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Lost River, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
St. Mary's couldn't quite get it done against Lost River when the teams last played back in March of 2019 as they fell 7-3. Can St. Mary's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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