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| 05/16/24 - Neutral | 1-2 L |
| 04/15/24 - Home | 7-2 W |
| 04/13/24 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 04/24/23 - Home | 8-11 L |
| 04/22/23 - Away | 7-5 W |
| + 5 more games |
St. Rita and Chicago Mt. Carmel are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Caravan at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games St. Rita has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Saturday, St. Rita needed a bit of extra time to put away Marian Catholic. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Spartans, sneaking past 7-6. The victory was some much needed relief for the Mustangs as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Will Rewers looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaidon Hilliard, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Christian Clark was another key player, going 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Chicago Mt. Carmel had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Sunday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knights a 9-0 shutout. The Caravan not only won on Sunday, but they posted their biggest win since March 18th.
Matt Murphy tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Joey Ireland was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Chavez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Chicago Mt. Carmel pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Rita, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
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