Baseball Game Recap: Paul VI Panthers vs. St. Mary's Ryken Knights

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 6:43pm

Baseball Recap: Paul VI Panthers vs. St. Mary's Ryken Knights

Paul VI waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the St. Mary's Ryken Knights by a score of 5-2. That's more bragging rights for Paul VI, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Carter Purdue tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.

At the plate, Will Tighe and Alex Peltier did most of the damage at the plate: Tighe went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Peltier scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Jackson Sirois was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

On St. Mary's Ryken's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Todd, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Paul VI is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Paul VI beat St. Mary's Ryken by a score of 3-1 later that day.

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