The St. Laurence Vikings will head out to face off against the Andrean Fighting 59ers on Monday. St. Laurence's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Andrean's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Laurence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Brother Rice, who was ranked first at the time (St. Laurence was ranked fourth). The Vikings walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Crusaders on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Andrean came out on top against Hammond Morton on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run first inning. The Fighting 59ers were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Governors. The Fighting 59ers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 20 matches by six runs or more this season.
Andrean has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for St. Laurence, their victory bumped their record up to 28-5.
St. Laurence came out on top in a nail-biter against Andrean in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Fighting 59ers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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