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| 05/03/24 - Home | 11-10 W |
| 04/12/24 - Away | 11-0 W |
| 05/12/23 - Away | 5-1 W |
| 05/03/23 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 05/10/19 - Away | 6-0 W |
| + 4 more games |
Collegiate has gone 7-2 against Horace Mann recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Dutchmen will square off against the Lions at 4:00 p.m.
Collegiate lost 15-8 to Trinity on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Dutchmen in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Alex Gershell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Harris Roessner, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Horace Mann, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Packer Collegiate Institute on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their two-run performance the game before.
Chris Sperduto made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Sperduto was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Sperduto wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Miller Siegel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Zach Schwartz was another, scoring a run while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Collegiate fell to 2-1. As for Horace Mann, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Collegiate skirted past Horace Mann 11-10 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dutchmen since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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