St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is 9-1 against St. Mary since June of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders will head out on the road to take on the St. Mary's Lancers at 7:30 p.m. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Cardinal O'Hara (and have done all season long). St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute put the hurt on Cardinal O'Hara with a sharp 8-0 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute.
Carson Mazur looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aiden Whitehead, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last three games he's played. Michael Pegnia was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, St. Mary's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Canisius by a score of 6-4.
St. Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chayce Kolbert, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute skirted past St. Mary's 1-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute 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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