Father Tolton is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Dominic is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Father Tolton will take on the St. Dominic Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Father Tolton: 3.2, St. Dominic: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Father Tolton had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Boonville put an end to it on Saturday. Father Tolton fell just short of Boonville by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, St. Dominic faced St. Francis Borgia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. St. Dominic came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Francis Borgia and snuck past 2-1.
Cooper Smith looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Andrew Henke was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Father Tolton's loss dropped their record down to 16-4. As for St. Dominic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Father Tolton might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from St. Dominic in their previous meeting on April 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Dominic's Brennan Swindler, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Father Tolton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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