The Mount St. Joseph Gaels will take on the Boys Latin Lakers at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mount St. Joseph 3.7, Boys Latin 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mount St. Joseph is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: DeMatha, who was ranked eighth at the time (Mount St. Joseph was ranked 17th). The Gaels took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stags on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Boys Latin never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Glenelg Country. The result was nothing new for the Lakers, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
PJ Martino made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Martino was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That double was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mark Windle, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Barrett, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Boys Latin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Glenelg Country only posted a batting average of .000.
Boys Latin pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Mount St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Mount St. Joseph took their victory against Boys Latin in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 7-0 score. Do the Gaels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lakers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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