The St. Laurence Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the St. Rita Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Laurence comes in on 12 and St. Rita on five.
St. Laurence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Hanover Central, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (St. Laurence was ranked tenth). The Vikings' pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 5-0 shutout on Saturday.
St. Rita came out on top against Kenwood on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run seventh inning. The Mustangs had just enough and edged out the Broncos 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Jaidon Hilliard, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Jaden Rivera was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.
St. Laurence's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Rita, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.
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