MMI Preparatory School is 1-9 against Holy Redeemer since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. MMI Preparatory School have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Holy Redeemer Royals at 4:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
MMI Preparatory School can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Weatherly a 16-0 shutout. While fans of MMI Preparatory School might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Lex Lispi made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lispi was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zack Yenchko, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Lucas Pesotine, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, Holy Redeemer earned an 11-7 win over Holy Cross on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Holy Redeemer.
Holy Redeemer let Luke Kopec and Cody Quaglia loose on the outfield. Kopec scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Quaglia scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Kelsall, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
MMI Preparatory School has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Holy Redeemer, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. MMI Preparatory School has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Holy Redeemer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
MMI Preparatory School might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Holy Redeemer when the teams last played last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holy Redeemer's Nick Mazzarella, who pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that MMI Preparatory School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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