St. Mary entered their matchup against Arlington Catholic on Sunday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Spartans fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Spartans couldn't push the score so high this time.
St. Mary's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 14-3. As for Arlington Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Mary's will host St. John's Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Spartans 2.3, the Eagles 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Arlington Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Manchester Essex at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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