The St. Dominic Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the St. Francis Borgia Knights at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Dominic: 3.9, St. Francis Borgia: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Dominic was handed a 12-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Howell Central on Monday. St. Dominic had just enough and edged Howell Central out 8-6. The win was just what St. Dominic needed coming off of a 12-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
St. Dominic got a great performance from Cooper Smith as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Andrew Henke was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Milam, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Francis Borgia came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Pirates onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for St. Francis Borgia, who have now won four matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
St. Dominic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for St. Francis Borgia, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went St. Dominic's way against St. Francis Borgia when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as St. Dominic made off with a 12-2 victory. Does St. Dominic have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Francis Borgia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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