For the second straight game, Mount St. Joseph will face off against Archbishop Spalding. The Gaels are taking a road trip to take on the Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mount St. Joseph 3.4, Archbishop Spalding 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mount St. Joseph is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Archbishop Spalding, who was ranked second at the time (Mount St. Joseph was ranked 16th). The Gaels came out on top against the Cavaliers by a score of 13-10 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Mount St. Joseph got a massive performance out of Braden Ashburn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Nemec, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Mount St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Archbishop Spalding, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
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