Preview: St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs vs. Ukiah Wildcats
The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Ukiah Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in St. Vincent de Paul's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Ukiah has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
After a 19-9 finish the last time they played, St. Vincent de Paul and Piner decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. St. Vincent de Paul fell just short of Piner by a score of 2-1 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, St. Vincent de Paul couldn't push the score so high this time.
St. Vincent de Paul saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Bignardi, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Bignardi has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ileana Jimenez, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Ukiah's 17-8 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell 12-7 to Cloverdale on Tuesday.
Adalei Jacobsen was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
St. Vincent de Paul's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Ukiah, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Ukiah's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. St. Vincent de Paul has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Ukiah, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1 per game. Will St. Vincent de Paul keep running through batters, or will Ukiah buck the trend?
St. Vincent de Paul suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Ukiah in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for St. Vincent de Paul, Kali Garcia (who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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