The Moody Blue Devils will square off against the DeMatha Stags at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. DeMatha took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Moody, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Moody had just enough and edged out St. Clair County 4-3.
Meanwhile, DeMatha is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop O'Connell. DeMatha fell just short of Bishop O'Connell by a score of 5-4. The Stags have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
DeMatha got a good showing from Michael Candy, who tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Candy has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Franklin Zerpa made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Moody's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-8. As for DeMatha, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
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