The St. Louis HomeSchool P Patriots will challenge the Ste. Genevieve Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Louis HomeSchool P comes in on six and Ste. Genevieve on three.
On Saturday, St. Louis HomeSchool P needed a bit of extra time to put away Chaminade. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over the Red Devils.
Damien Hinze looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
At the plate, St. Louis HomeSchool P's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Noah Parker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another was Ben Janssen, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Ste. Genevieve sidestepped Perryville for a 3-2 victory. The three-run effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ethan Ottens was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Schweigert, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
St. Louis HomeSchool P's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Ste. Genevieve, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
St. Louis HomeSchool P was able to grind out a solid victory over Ste. Genevieve in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 6-1. Does St. Louis HomeSchool P have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ste. Genevieve turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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