The Willow Lions will venture away from home to take on the Archbishop Shaw Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Willow is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Willow challenged St. James on Friday. Willow fell just short of St. James by a score of 5-4.
Willow saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex St. Amant, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Those two hits gave St. Amant a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Shaw got themselves on the board against Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy on Friday, but Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy never followed suit. They had just enough and edged out the Swamp Owls 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The result came thanks to Dalton Davidson's shutout, as he gave up just six hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Steven Houin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Archbishop Shaw's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Willow, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
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