Baseball Game Preview: St. Francis DeSales on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 5:37am

Baseball Preview: St. Francis DeSales Stallions vs. Pickerington North Panthers

The St. Francis DeSales Stallions will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Pickerington North Panthers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for St. Francis DeSales and three for Pickerington North.

St. Francis DeSales' hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Bishop Watterson on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Eagles.

Meanwhile, Pickerington North came up short against Fairfield Christian Academy on Monday and fell 8-4.

Pickerington North got a good showing from Quinn Chappelear, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, Andrew Mendoza was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Miguel Chizmar was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double.

St. Francis DeSales' loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Pickerington North, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.

St. Francis DeSales skirted past Pickerington North 3-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will St. Francis DeSales repeat their success, or does Pickerington North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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