Baseball Preview: St. Rita Mustangs vs. Fenwick Friars
St. Rita is 8-0 against Fenwick since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Rita Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fenwick Friars at 4:30 p.m. St. Rita is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was close, but St. Rita sidestepped Montini Catholic for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Rita.
Chris McGrath tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joey Murray, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Fenwick lost a close one when they played on Thursday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They suffered a rough 12-6 loss at the hands of Brother Rice. It was the first time this season that Fenwick let down their fans at home.
Ryan Lazewski was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Wicker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
St. Rita has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Fenwick, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3.
St. Rita was able to grind out a solid win over Fenwick when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 6-2. Does St. Rita have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fenwick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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