There's no place like home for San Domenico, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers 8-6. For San Domenico, this counts as revenge for the 16-0 defeat Lick-Wilmerding walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
The team relied heavily on Alex Tavano, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Colin Falconer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Lick-Wilmerding's side, Colby Martin put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Martin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Martin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Roy Martin, who scored a run and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Martin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
San Domenico's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Lick-Wilmerding, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7-1.
San Domenico will head out on the road to face off against Marin Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. San Domenico is facing Marin Academy at the right time seeing as Marin Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lick-Wilmerding, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against University at 4:00 p.m. Lick-Wilmerding has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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