The St. Dominic Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the St. Francis Borgia Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Dominic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
St. Dominic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against St. Louis HomeSchool P by a score of 5-0. Winning may never get old, but St. Dominic sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alex Alsop spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, St. Dominic let Cooper Montgomery and Andrew Henke loose on the outfield. Montgomery scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Henke scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, St. Francis Borgia's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Helias by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which St. Francis Borgia was not able to get on the board.
St. Dominic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for St. Francis Borgia, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
St. Dominic was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Francis Borgia when the teams last played on April 9th, winning 9-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Dominic since the team 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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