Brother Rice is a perfect 7-0 against DePaul College Prep since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Crusaders will head out to challenge the Rams at 7:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Brother Rice sitting on nine straight victories and DePaul College Prep on 14.
Brother Rice proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 12) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Chicago Hope Academy 4-3.
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Aidan Dillon tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Brother Rice saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Stack, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Stack has posted over his last ten contests.
Meanwhile, DePaul College Prep put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wilmot a 2-0 shutout. While the Rams didn't have the best season last year (they finished 16-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Conor Dunne looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed two strikeouts, marking his first of the season.
Brother Rice pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for DePaul College Prep, their record is now 14-0.
Brother Rice skirted past DePaul College Prep 6-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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