On Thursday, St. Dominic faced St. Francis Borgia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Dominic Crusaders won by a run and slipped past the St. Francis Borgia Knights 2-1. Winning may never get old, but St. Dominic sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Cooper Smith looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Henke was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
St. Dominic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for St. Francis Borgia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
St. Dominic is on the road again on Monday to play Father Tolton at 5:00 p.m. Father Tolton is on a eight-game streak of home wins, St. Dominic a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. St. Francis Borgia will take on Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis Borgia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Washington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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