St. John's Catholic Prep hasn't had much luck against Boys Latin recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Vikings will challenge the Lakers at 4:15 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, St. John's Catholic Prep needed a bit of extra time to put away McDonogh. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Eagles 11-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Vikings have posted since March 24th.
Meanwhile, Boys Latin entered their tilt with Loyola Blakefield on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Dons. That's two games straight that the Lakers have won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Mark Windle, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Zayas, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Boys Latin pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for St. John's Catholic Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
St. John's Catholic Prep suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Boys Latin in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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