The Mater Dei Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mater Dei fell victim to Triad and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to Triad. Mater Dei has struggled against Triad recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Mater Dei saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Salzman, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Meanwhile, Teutopolis came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Bulldogs. Considering the Wooden Shoes have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Teutopolis pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mater Dei, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Mater Dei might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Teutopolis when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Mater Dei avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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