The St. Henry Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the Dayton Greendevils at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Henry has three straight victories, Dayton has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Henry came out on top against Villa Madonna on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run fifth inning. The Crusaders put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 15-4 win. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
St. Henry got a massive performance out of Taylor Witham, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI Witham has posted since back in March. Kenna Zimmer was another key player, going 4-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
St. Henry was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .559. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Dayton fell victim to Highlands and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Bluebirds.
St. Henry's record is now 11-5. As for Dayton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Everything went St. Henry's way against Dayton in their previous meeting back in March, as St. Henry made off with an 18-4 victory. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Greendevils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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