Baseball Game Preview: St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs vs. Sonoma Academy Coyotes

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Previous Games

02/27/24 - Away	10-4 W
03/02/22 - Home	12-11 W
05/06/19 - Away	12-7 W
04/16/19 - Home	3-1 W
05/15/18 - Away	14-3 W
+ 5 more games

St. Vincent de Paul is 9-1 against Sonoma Academy since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will be playing at home against the Sonoma Academy Coyotes at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

St. Vincent de Paul came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Redwood Christian, falling 20-8.

Gavin Andres put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Andres was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

Andres wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Hankins, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave Hankins a new career-high.

Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Sonoma Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 9-2 to Piner. The Coyotes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

St. Vincent de Paul now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Sonoma Academy, they now also have a losing record of 1-2.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Vincent de Paul has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Sonoma Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

St. Vincent de Paul took their win against Sonoma Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 10-4. Does St. Vincent de Paul have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sonoma Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.