Baseball Game Preview: Parkway South Patriots vs. Father McGivney Catholic Griffins

The Parkway South Patriots will square off against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Parkway South comes in on eight and Father McGivney Catholic on 20.

On Tuesday, Parkway South had just enough and edged out Webster Groves 3-2.

Andrew Heskett looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Parkway South saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was August Johansen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.

Meanwhile, while Father McGivney Catholic put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Maryville Christian. The Griffins put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 21-0 victory. Considering the Griffins have won 16 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Aiden Willis looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Father McGivney Catholic got a massive performance out of Mason Holmes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave Holmes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Kleinheider, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases and three runs.

Father McGivney Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maryville Christian only managed one hit.

Parkway South pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Father McGivney Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 22-2.