University City had lost six games at home dating back to last season, but after bumping their record up to 2-2 on Thursday that streak is in the rearview. They blew past the St. Mary's Dragons 24-14. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Lions' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
As for St. Mary's, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games.
For St. Mary's part, Noah Rohlfing was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with six stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of RJ McCoy, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coming up, University City will face off against Hazelwood East at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.22 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for St. Mary's, they will welcome Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Dragons are facing the Cougars at the right time seeing as the Cougars are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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