Baseball Preview: Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack vs. St. Patrick Shamrocks
Saint Ignatius College Prep is on a seven-game streak of home losses, St. Patrick an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack will take on the St. Patrick Shamrocks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Wednesday, Saint Ignatius College Prep came up short against Marian Catholic and fell 11-6. That's two games in a row now that Saint Ignatius College Prep has lost by exactly five runs.
John Kourelis and Jacob Jelinek did some serious damage despite the final result: Kourelis scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Jelinek went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Finley Hynes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
St. Patrick lost 12-3 to Carmel on Monday.
Saint Ignatius College Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 9-20. As for St. Patrick, their loss dropped their record down to 10-17.
Saint Ignatius College Prep came up short against St. Patrick in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, falling 12-8. Thankfully for Saint Ignatius College Prep, Michael Campanaro (who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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