After two games on the road, Montini Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the De La Salle Meteors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Montini Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so De La Salle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Montini Catholic beats De La Salle with ten runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Montini Catholic skirted past Hinsdale Central 10-8.
Cash Campbell and Drew Church were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Campbell struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Church tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Campbell scored three runs while going 2-for-2, while Church went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Quinn Boyer and AJ Manganello did most of the damage at the plate: Boyer scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Manganello got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but De La Salle had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Fenwick on Thursday.
Kenny Perez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Esteban Franco, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Montini Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for De La Salle, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-10.
Montini Catholic came up short against De La Salle in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Montini Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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