The St. Mark's Lions will head out to take on the Rivers Red Wings at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Mark's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Rivers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Mark's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Belmont Hill, who was ranked third at the time (St. Mark's was ranked 12th). The Lions fell just short of the Hillies by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. The Lions' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Rivers had just enough and edged out Governor's Academy 4-3 on Wednesday.
St. Mark's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-2. As for Rivers, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-5-1.
Everything went St. Mark's way against Rivers in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, as St. Mark's made off with a 10-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team 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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