The St. Bernard Vikings will be playing at home against the St. Monica Mariners at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Bernard: 3.9, St. Monica: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Bernard stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 19-2 margin over St. Genevieve. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Bernard considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Kaleb Scott was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Scott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Aiden Moten was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Chase Williams was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, St. Monica was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cathedral.
The win made it two in a row for St. Bernard and bumps their season record up to 10-5. As for St. Monica, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
St. Bernard came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Monica when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 1-0. Will St. Bernard repeat their success, or does St. Monica have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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