Baseball Recap: St. Genevieve Snaps 16-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

Valiants

Previous 5 Games

05/06/25 @ Glendale	7-2
05/02/25 vs St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy	3-16
04/29/25 @ St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy	6-11
04/10/25 @ de Toledo	0-8
04/07/25 @ Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary	0-20

St. Genevieve had lost 16 games on the road dating back to last season, but after bumping their record up to 2-15 on Tuesday that streak is in the rearview. They came out on top against the Glendale Nitros by a score of 7-2. This was payback for the Valiants, who suffered a 4-3 loss the last time these two teams met.

As for Glendale, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 13 games. That's still a better percentage than their 6-21 record this season. As for they, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-21.

For Glendale's part, Joseph Tapia was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits Tapia has allowed since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Tapia wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Derek Chalian, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.

St. Genevieve does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Glendale, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 12-10 win against Lancaster on the 7th.