Baseball Recap: St. Louis HomeSchool P Takes a Loss

Patriots

Previous 5 Games

05/08/25 @ Parkway South	5-7
05/07/25 @ Union	14-12
05/03/25 @ Charlotte S	3-2
05/02/25 vs Memphis Home Education Association	13-3
05/01/25 vs Wake County HomeSchool	4-9

St. Louis HomeSchool P dropped their record down to 21-14 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of Parkway South by a score of 7-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Louis HomeSchool P of the 7-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2018.

Noah Parker put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.

In other batting news, Will Schark made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Ben Janssen was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.

As for Parkway South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.

On Parkway South's side, Jake Frenz looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Frenz a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jamison Lombardo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was August Johansen, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Looking ahead, St. Louis HomeSchool P will take on St. Dominic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Parkway South, they have already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Washington on the 9th.