The Boys Latin Lakers will head out to take on the Mount St. Joseph Gaels at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Boys Latin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Boys Latin's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Glenelg Country as they made off with a 10-0 win. That's two games straight that the Lakers have won by exactly ten runs.
PJ Martino made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Martino was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That double was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mark Windle, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Colin Barrett was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Boys Latin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Glenelg Country only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, Mount St. Joseph faced DeMatha in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Gaels fell 5-2 to the Stags.
Boys Latin's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mount St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Boys Latin suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Mount St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Can the Lakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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