Baseball Preview: St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs vs. Santa Rosa Panthers
St. Vincent de Paul is 2-8 against Santa Rosa since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Santa Rosa Panthers at 4:00 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul will be strutting in after a win while Santa Rosa will be coming in after a loss.
St. Vincent de Paul was handed a six-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Healdsburg on Thursday. St. Vincent de Paul sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Healdsburg. The win was just what St. Vincent de Paul needed coming off of a 6-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Nico Antonini was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Antonini was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joseph Edwards, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Will Hankins was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa came up short against Montgomery on Thursday and fell 7-4. Santa Rosa has struggled against Montgomery recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Santa Rosa saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cal Faircloth, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
St. Vincent de Paul's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-9. As for Santa Rosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11-1.
St. Vincent de Paul came up short against Santa Rosa in their previous meeting back in March, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santa Rosa's Logan Figlar, who struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Now that St. Vincent de Paul knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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