The St. John's Prep Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Catholic Memorial Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
It was a Battle of the Birds when St. John's Prep faced off against Cambridge Rindge & Latin on Friday. The Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Falcons. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since May 22, 2024.
Catholic Memorial hadn't beaten Newton North on the road since April 22, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Thursday. The Knights had just enough and edged out the Tigers 5-3.
Catholic Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for St. John's Prep, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
St. John's Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Catholic Memorial when the teams last played back in June of 2024, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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