The Vianney Golden Griffins are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Dominic Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Dominic will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Vianney extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Golden Griffins never let Carterville get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory.
Meanwhile, St. Dominic's hitters rose to the challenge against a Pioneers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.71 runs allowed on Monday. The Crusaders were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over Duchesne. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Pioneers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
St. Dominic got a great performance from Alex Alsop as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Alsop has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cooper Montgomery was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Daniel Henke was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
St. Dominic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Duchesne only posted a batting average of .125.
St. Dominic's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Vianney, their record now sits at 30-1.
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