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| 05/10/24 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 05/10/23 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 04/24/22 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 05/19/21 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 04/18/21 - Away | 6-1 W |
| + 2 more games |
Archbishop Hoban is 6-1 against St. Vincent-St. Mary since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Knights will face off against the Fighting Irish at 6:30 p.m. Archbishop Hoban's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so St. Vincent-St. Mary's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Archbishop Hoban's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Medina hitters got past them. The Knights lost 12-4 to the Battling Bees on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knights have suffered since April 30, 2024.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Orangemen with a sharp 16-2 victory. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by seven runs or more this season.
Matthew Engelhart was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with six RBI, two triples, and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 matches. Another player making a difference was Zack Kurkey, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one double.
St. Vincent-St. Mary hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in five consecutive games.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Hoban, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
Archbishop Hoban came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Vincent-St. Mary in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad 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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