The St. Bede Bruins will be playing at home against the Serena Huskers at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. St. Bede has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Serena will come in with five straight victories.
Last Wednesday, St. Bede came up short against Seneca and fell 4-1.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Serena gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Indian Creek 15-4. With that victory, Serena brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Tanner Faivre made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Faivre was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played.
In other batting news, Payton Twait was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
St. Bede's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-14. As for Serena, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season.
St. Bede came out on top in a nail-biter against Serena in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. Will St. Bede repeat their success, or does Serena have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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