Baseball Preview: St. Mary's Knights vs. Saguaro Sabercats
St. Mary is 2-7 against Saguaro since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Mary's Knights will look to defend their home field against the Saguaro Sabercats at 6:00 p.m.
St. Mary's is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Seton Catholic by a score of 3-2.
David Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Luis Mejia was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikey Nanez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Saguaro put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Marcos de Niza 9-1. The win was nothing new for Saguaro as they're now sitting on 12 straight.
Saguaro let Christopher Margarella and Santiago Hernandez loose on the outfield. Margarella went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Hernandez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Alain Gudino-Gomez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Saguaro, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
St. Mary's suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Saguaro in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for St. Mary's, Dougie McKeddie (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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