The St. Louis University Junior Bills will challenge the St. Dominic Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Louis University 3.9, St. Dominic 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Dominic will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: St. Louis University extended their winning streak to four on Thursday. The Junior Bills never let De Smet Jesuit get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Dominic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Lutheran on Tuesday as they made off with an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Henry Molitor tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Daniel Henke, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Anthony Flamm Jr. was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
St. Dominic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive matchups.
St. Dominic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for St. Louis University, their win bumped their record up to 10-2-1.
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