The Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights will head out on the road to square off against the North Polars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Benilde-St. Margaret's will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, Benilde-St. Margaret's made easy work of Roosevelt and carried off an 11-2 win.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for North, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hastings on Wednesday, sneaking past 4-3. The game was the first time the Polars have beaten the Raiders on their field since May 4, 2015.
Andrew Strugar looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Tyler Shaw was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Ian Kroski was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Benilde-St. Margaret's pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for North, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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