The Marist War Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Northview Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Marist's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Northview's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Marist is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: St. Pius X Catholic, who was ranked 17th at the time (Marist was ranked 18th). Marist fell 6-1 to St. Pius X Catholic on Friday. The War Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, while Northview put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Lithonia. Northview didn't even let Lithonia on the board, marking Northview's second-straight 15-0 shutout. The Titans haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Daniel Tompkins was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Northview is 4-1 when Tompkins posts two or more runs, but 4-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aryan Hegde, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Northview's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-12. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Marist, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 15-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
