St. Mary is 1-9 against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute since June of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The St. Mary's Lancers will be playing at home against the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders at 7:30 p.m. The last three games St. Mary's has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is facing St. Mary's at the wrong time: St. Mary's suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 6-4. The loss put an end to St. Mary's undefeated start to the season.
St. Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chayce Kolbert, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Cardinal O'Hara an 8-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute.
Carson Mazur looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Aiden Whitehead was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Pegnia, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Mary's fell to 7-1. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Mary's has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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