The Druid Hills Red Devils will challenge the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Druid Hills is returning to their home field after beating Redan on theirs, despite the fact Redan has dominated at home this season. The Red Devils put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 8-1 victory on Saturday.
Tyler Horner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Caelan Rogers was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ryder Sibly, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Bobcats 21-5. The Golden Lions' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Druid Hills is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Pius X Catholic, they pushed their record up to 26-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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