St. Francis Borgia is 2-8 against St. Dominic since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. St. Dominic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Francis Borgia, who comes in off a win.
St. Francis Borgia took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on St. Pius X with a sharp 10-2 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Knights' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Henry Zeitzmann tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Lane Mallinckrodt
| 04/28/25 vs St. Pius X | 3 |
| 04/14/25 @ Lutheran South | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Belle | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Lutheran | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Gateway Legacy Christian Academy | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lane Mallinckrodt, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one double. He is becoming a predictor of St. Francis Borgia's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-10 when he doesn't). Jeremiah Bollmann also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
St. Francis Borgia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, St. Dominic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 9-6 to Timberland.
Cooper Montgomery was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Eggering, who went 3-for-4 with one double.
The win snapped St. Francis Borgia's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-10 record. As for St. Dominic, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6-1.
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