St. Dominic is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Vianney is on a 13-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Crusaders will welcome the Golden Griffins at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Dominic's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Duchesne's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Crusaders blew past the Pioneers 10-2. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Pioneers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Alex Alsop tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April.
At the plate, Cooper Montgomery was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Daniel Henke, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
St. Dominic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Vianney never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against Carterville as they made off with a 13-0 win.
St. Dominic's victory bumped their record up to 20-7-1. As for Vianney, their win bumped their record up to 30-1.
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