Softball Recap: St. Patrick Fighting Irish vs. West Marion Trojans
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Patrick gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the West Marion Trojans an 8-0 shutout. The victory was a breath of fresh air for St. Patrick as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The team relied heavily on Tara Nasakaitis, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Parks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On West Marion's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Odom, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
St. Patrick's win bumped their record up to 18-10. As for West Marion, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5-1.
St. Patrick will head out on the road to face off against Poplarville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for West Marion, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Loyd Star at 6:30 p.m. West Marion will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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