After two games on the road, De Smet Jesuit is heading back home. They will take on the Priory . at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. De Smet Jesuit's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Priory's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
De Smet Jesuit is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Fort Zumwalt West, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (De Smet Jesuit was ranked 17th). De Smet Jesuit fell just short of Fort Zumwalt West by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, De Smet Jesuit couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, everything went Priory's way against Principia on Saturday as Priory made off with a 12-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Priory.
De Smet Jesuit's loss dropped their record down to 20-9-1. As for Priory, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
De Smet Jesuit was able to grind out a solid win over Priory in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 7-3. Does De Smet Jesuit have another victory up their sleeve, or will Priory turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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