Dominican is 0-10 against St. Joseph since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dominican Knights are on the road again to play the St. Joseph Lancers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dominican can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past Shoreland Lutheran 9-0.
The result came thanks to Leo Saavedra's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
At the plate, Michael Cruz was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was David Hundt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph earned a 5-2 victory over Racine Case on Monday.
Tommy Santarelli spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, St. Joseph's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eric Kenesie, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Peter Visconti, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Dominican has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for St. Joseph, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Dominican came up short against St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Dominican avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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