The Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Mary Star of the Sea Stars at 3:15 p.m. Verbum Dei Jesuit is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Verbum Dei Jesuit fell victim to a rough 15-2 loss at the hands of St. Anthony.
Meanwhile, Mary Star of the Sea unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bosco Tech.
Santiago Martinez put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Riley Vuoso, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Mary Star of the Sea didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bosco Tech only tossed four.
Verbum Dei Jesuit's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Mary Star of the Sea, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Verbum Dei Jesuit couldn't quite finish off Mary Star of the Sea in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mary Star of the Sea's Mathias Reynolds, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Verbum Dei Jesuit knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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