The John Carroll Patriots will take on the Mount St. Joseph Gaels at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (John Carroll 3.7, Mount St. Joseph 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
John Carroll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Archbishop Curley, who was ranked 24th at the time (John Carroll was ranked fourth). The Patriots' pitcher stepped up to hand the Friars a 17-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Patriots have won 11 matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kiernan Deremeik
| 05/01/25 @ Archbishop Curley | 5 |
| 04/19/25 vs Dulaney | 3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Mansfield | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Bob Jones | 1 |
John Carroll got a great performance from Kiernan Deremeik as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Deremeik a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Casey Carpenter was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Jude Thomas was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI.
John Carroll always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .641. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mount St. Joseph, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Archbishop Spalding 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
John Carroll is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mount St. Joseph, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Everything went John Carroll's way against Mount St. Joseph when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as John Carroll made off with a 15-8 victory. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Gaels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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