The St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings will take on the Riverdale Baptist Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. John's Catholic Prep's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Indian Creek 8-0. Considering the Vikings have won five games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Riverdale Baptist sidestepped Avalon for a 7-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
The team relied heavily on VAUGHN JEFFERSON, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one double. That double was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was CHRISTIAN OLA, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
St. John's Catholic Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. Riverdale Baptist pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
St. John's Catholic Prep came up short against Riverdale Baptist in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 5-2. Will St. John's Catholic Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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