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| 04/08/25 - Away | 6-7 L |
| 04/10/24 - Home | 9-2 W |
| 04/21/23 - Home | 6-2 W |
| 04/27/22 - Away | 7-6 W |
| 05/17/21 - Away | 7-0 W |
| + 4 more games |
St. Rita has gone 8-1 against Fenwick recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Friars at 4:30 p.m. St. Rita is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, St. Rita turned things around against Leo on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 12-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their two-run performance the game before.
St. Rita got a great performance from Ian McGrath as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave McGrath a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Jayden Ibarra was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Jayden Hawkins was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
St. Rita always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leo only posted an OBP of .250.
Loyola Academy hit Fenwick with a seven-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Friars came up short against the Ramblers, falling 9-1.
Fenwick saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ McConnell, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Another was Ethan Gonzalez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
St. Rita's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Fenwick, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.
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