The St. Mark's Spartans will square off against the Germantown Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Mark's 2.1, Germantown Academy 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Mark's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Delmar, who was ranked 19th at the time (St. Mark's was ranked second). The Spartans were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Wildcats on Thursday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Germantown Academy hadn't done well against Holy Ghost Prep recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Patriots walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Firebirds. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Germantown Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for St. Mark's, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Everything went St. Mark's way against Germantown Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as St. Mark's made off with a 16-3 win. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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