The Benet Academy Redwings will face off against the Marian Catholic Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Benet Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against St. Patrick on Saturday. They fell just short of the Shamrocks by a score of 3-2.
Nine must be Marian Catholic's lucky number: they beat Carmel with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Spartans came out on top against the Corsairs by a score of 9-4. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Ernie Ayala, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazarris Mackmore, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Marian Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Benet Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Marian Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-11.
Benet Academy took their win against Marian Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 14-2 score. Do the Redwings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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