The St. Mary Vikings will challenge the Livingston Central Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Mary has nine straight victories, Livingston Central has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Mary barely beat Calloway County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over the Lakers on Tuesday. Considering the Vikings have won seven contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Mary let Andrew Puckett and Luke Sims run wild. Puckett went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Sims went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Sims also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jake Morris, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Livingston Central and Webster County have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Cardinals came up short against the Trojans, falling 11-1.
St. Mary's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 10.5 runs thus far As for Livingston Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Livingston Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Mary hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .376. It's a different story for Livingston Central, though, as they've only averaged .253. Will they be able to contain St. Mary's hitters?
St. Mary took their victory against Livingston Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
