The St. Thomas More Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Thomas More sitting on four straight wins and St. Joseph on 14.
If St. Thomas More beats St. Joseph with nine runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. St. Thomas More came out on top against Martin Luther by a score of 9-4 on Monday.
Andrew Dodge was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Bennett Karolewicz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Shoreland Lutheran as St. Joseph made off with a 7-1 victory.
St. Joseph got a massive performance out of Tommy Santarelli, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Peter Visconti, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
St. Thomas More has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for St. Joseph, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Wednesday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. St. Thomas More has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. However, it's not like St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've averaged .467. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Thomas More skirted past St. Joseph 7-6 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Thomas More 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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