Baseball Recap: Buena Vista Demons vs. St. Mary's Pirates
Buena Vista can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past the St. Mary's Pirates 19-5. Buena Vista's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Elio Rizzi was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rizzi has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rizzi was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Camp, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaden Schell, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
On St. Mary's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Pepin, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Peter Ghigleri was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Buena Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Buena Vista beat St. Mary's by a score of 8-2 later that day.
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