The Gonzaga Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the DeMatha Stags at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gonzaga barely beat Our Lady of Good Counsel the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 12-3 victory on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, DeMatha never let their opponents score on Saturday. They blew past Bishop McNamara 7-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Stags.
Bryce Palms tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Johnathan Coombs was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Brooks Franklin, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
DeMatha pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Gonzaga, their record is now 9-5.
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