The St. Marys Blue Devils will face off against the Oak Glen Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Marys 3, Oak Glen 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Oak Glen will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: St. Marys extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. The Blue Devils never let Ravenswood get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Give the Blue Devils' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Ravenswood's batters probably weren't too happy with Cali Masters, who pitched a no hitter (she gave up zero walks). Masters has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Oak Glen faced University in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Golden Bears fell 11-7 to the Hawks. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Golden Bears, who until this game were averaging 3.83 runs allowed.
Addie Smith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs.
St. Marys' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Glen, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-10.
St. Marys might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Oak Glen in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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