Baseball Preview: Saint Mary's Panthers vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins
Saint Mary and St. Patrick-St. Vincent are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Saint Mary's Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saint Mary's will be strutting in after a win while St. Patrick-St. Vincent will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Saint Mary's made easy work of Piedmont and carried off a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Saint Mary's.
Mateo Morales was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Gilmore, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick-St. Vincent was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Redwood Christian by a score of 4-3.
Dominic Petersen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, Madden Mendez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Bo Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Saint Mary's has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
Saint Mary's came up short against St. Patrick-St. Vincent when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 8-5. Can Saint Mary's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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