Montini Catholic has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Francis Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Montini Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so St. Francis' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Montini Catholic will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged St. Francis out 3-1.
Blake Heyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Montini Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Manganello, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Montini Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8-1 record this season. As for St. Francis, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-8 record this season.
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