The Xaverian Brothers Hawks will head out to square off against the St. John's Prep Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Xaverian Brothers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so St. John's Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Xaverian Brothers is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Catholic Memorial just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 4-3.
Xaverian Brothers got a good showing from Nick Wenstrom, who tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jake Lonardo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Brady Hargraves also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Meanwhile, St. John's Prep had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Wildcats. Five seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
St. John's Prep pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Xaverian Brothers, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 11-3.
Xaverian Brothers came out on top in a nail-biter against St. John's Prep when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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