Baseball Game Preview: Lick-Wilmerding Tigers vs. Saint Mary's Panthers

Lick-Wilmerding is 0-4 against Saint Mary since March of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Tigers will take on the Panthers at 11:00 a.m. Lick-Wilmerding has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Lick-Wilmerding is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They came up short against Stuart Hall, falling 14-4.

Lick-Wilmerding saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Benjy Cho, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Saint Mary's won against Salesian College Preparatory on Wednesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Panthers walked away with a 6-1 win over the Pride. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Pride recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Lucas Calavita looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Damien Nolan, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Saint Mary's is 4-2 when Nolan posts two or more runs, but 2-14 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ronan Gardner, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Saint Mary's kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.

Saint Mary's record is now 6-16. As for Lick-Wilmerding, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Lick-Wilmerding might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Saint Mary's in their previous meeting back in February of 2017. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.