Holy Savior Menard has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Grant Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Holy Savior Menard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Grant's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, Holy Savior Menard beat Oakdale 9-4.
Coen Laroux made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Laroux was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Holy Savior Menard let Drake Aldredge and Ben Wade loose on the outfield. Aldredge scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Wade scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cooper Scott, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Grant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Lakeside by a score of 4-3.
Grant saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Spurgeon, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Holy Savior Menard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Grant, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Holy Savior Menard beat Grant 5-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2016. Does Holy Savior Menard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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