The Lick-Wilmerding Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Helena Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lick-Wilmerding has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Lick-Wilmerding is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering The Bay School just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against the Breakers, falling 11-1. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Lick-Wilmerding saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kian Perrone, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Helena hadn't done well against Winters recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. St. Helena narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Winters 4-3. The victory was familiar territory for the Saints, who have now won three contests in a row.
St. Helena pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lick-Wilmerding, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Lick-Wilmerding suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to St. Helena in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Lick-Wilmerding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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