Baseball Preview: St. Paul's Prep Lions vs. Chisholm Trail Academy Blazers
The St. Paul's Prep Lions will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Chisholm Trail Academy Blazers at 4:00 p.m. St. Paul's Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Paul's Prep gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Faustina Academy a 15-0 shutout.
Wyatt Tate was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Tate has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tate was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lukas DiBenedetto and Landon Applon did most of the damage at the plate: DiBenedetto went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Applon scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kody Lyon, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Chisholm Trail Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Victory Christian Academy by a score of 11-9.
Like St. Paul's Prep, Chisholm Trail Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Jordan V. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. V was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chisholm Trail Academy got a big performance out of Tony Planells, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Ethan V was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
St. Paul's Prep has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3-2 record this season. As for Chisholm Trail Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. St. Paul's Prep hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .349. However, it's not like Chisholm Trail Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .538. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Paul's Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Chisholm Trail Academy when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 9-8. Will St. Paul's Prep repeat their success, or does Chisholm Trail Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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