Preview: St. Dominic Crusaders vs. De Smet Jesuit Spartans
The St. Dominic Crusaders will be playing at home against the De Smet Jesuit Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Dominic: 2.8, De Smet Jesuit: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Dominic can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Ladue Horton Watkins as St. Dominic made off with an 11-4 win. With that victory, St. Dominic brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Owen Reinsch and Evan Luke dominated on the mound. Reinsch pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks), while Luke pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Ethan Bolinger and Brady Baker did most of the damage at the plate: Bolinger scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Baker scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Harrison Wurdack, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three contests, De Smet Jesuit finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Belleville West by a score of 3-2.
St. Dominic now has a winning record of 3-2. As for De Smet Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
St. Dominic took their win against De Smet Jesuit in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 7-1. Does St. Dominic have another victory up their sleeve, or will De Smet Jesuit turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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