Saint Mary's Hall has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while St. Joseph has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Saint Mary's Hall Barons will welcome the St. Joseph Flyers at 2:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Saint Mary's Hall beat Comfort 8-3.
Nikko Moreno
| 03/07/25 vs Comfort | 3 |
| 02/24/25 vs Great Hearts Northern Oaks | 3 |
| 03/04/25 vs Crystal City | 2 |
Nikko Moreno was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Saint Mary's Hall is undefeated when Moreno posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-4 otherwise. Cullen Barnhart was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Saint Mary's Hall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph). They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over St. Francis Episcopal on Wednesday. Considering the Flyers have won four matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. Saint Mary's Hall's victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Saint Mary's Hall took their win against St. Joseph when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Saint Mary's Hall repeat their success, or does St. Joseph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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