St. Vincent de Paul has not done well against Montgomery recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs walked away with a 4-1 win over the Montgomery Vikings. That's two games straight that St. Vincent de Paul has won by exactly three runs.
Josh Malik was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Malik has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Malik was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Malik wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Troy, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Vincent de Paul has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Montgomery, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-10-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: St. Vincent de Paul beat Montgomery by a score of 6-3.
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