The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders will take on the Bonsall Legionnaires at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for St. Joseph Academy: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Bonsall has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
St. Joseph Academy lost 13-3 to La Jolla Country Day on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Bonsall made sure to put some runs up on the board against San Diego Academy on Tuesday. The Legionnaires put the hurt on the Cavaliers with a sharp 17-5 victory. Considering the Legionnaires have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bonsall has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for St. Joseph Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went St. Joseph Academy's way against Bonsall in their previous meeting back in March, as St. Joseph Academy made off with an 18-8 victory. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Legionnaires have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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