Baseball Recap: St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins vs. Albany Cougars
St. Patrick-St. Vincent lost against Albany last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Albany Cougars. Even though they lost, St. Patrick-St. Vincent's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Bo Smith led a balanced group of hitters, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Reagan, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Albany's side, they got a great performance from Jonah Fisher as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Joaquin Stuart and Teo Thompson did most of the damage at the plate: Stuart went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Thompson scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Dexter Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Patrick-St. Vincent and nudges their season record down to 11-11. As for Albany, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-8.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent will be playing at home against St. Joseph Notre Dame at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph Notre Dame will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something St. Patrick-St. Vincent surely won't give up without a fight. Albany does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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