The St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Parsons Vikings on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Mary's-Colgan entered their tilt with Galena with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs an 8-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for St. Mary's-Colgan, who have now won three matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Parsons never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Cherryvale last Thursday. They put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 12-0 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Parsons has managed all season.
The team relied heavily on Brody Boss, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Kendrick, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
St. Mary's-Colgan pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs per game. As for Parsons, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
St. Mary's-Colgan skirted past Parsons 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary's-Colgan since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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