The St. Paul's Crusaders will take on the McDonogh Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in St. Paul's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while McDonogh has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Friday, St. Paul's and Glenelg Country finished up their contest with a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, McDonogh fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Severn School on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Admirals by a score of 10-8. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Admirals 4-0 in the first period.
Leo Antwerpen put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because McDonogh is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise. Antwerpen was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Antwerpen wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andy Lambert, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. McDonogh is 5-1 when Lambert posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise.
McDonogh's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. St. Paul's draw makes their record 8-6-1 this season.
St. Paul's might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from McDonogh in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Crusaders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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