The Saint Mary's Hall Barons will square off against the San Antonio Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
San Antonio Christian will be up against a hot Saint Mary's Hall squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Saint Mary's Hall narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Augustine 8-6.
Johnnie Thienpont
| 03/18/25 vs St. Augustine | 4 |
| 02/24/25 vs Great Hearts Northern Oaks | 3 |
| 03/15/25 vs St. Joseph | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ San Antonio Christian | 2 |
| 02/14/25 @ Emery/Weiner | 1 |
Johnnie Thienpont was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cullen Barnhart, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, San Antonio Christian posted their closest win since March 25, 2024 on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past New Braunfels Thunder 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Spenser Hansen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Will Harrison, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Saint Mary's Hall's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.71 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.83 in the others. As for San Antonio Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-8.
Saint Mary's Hall's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's match. Saint Mary's Hall has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for San Antonio Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Saint Mary's Hall continue to outrun the ball?
Saint Mary's Hall couldn't quite get it done against San Antonio Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Will Saint Mary's Hall have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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