The Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the DeLaSalle Islanders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. DeLaSalle took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha, who comes in off a win.
DeLaSalle will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. The Pirates walked away with a 10-7 win over Academy of Holy Angels. Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha's victory was all the more impressive since the Stars were averaging only 2.67 runs allowed on the season.
Beau Bratsch was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one triple. Will Courchane also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for DeLaSalle's offense. They fell just short of Richfield by a score of 2-0 on Monday.
DeLaSalle also got a good showing from Andrew Faust, who struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Faust a new career-low.
Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for DeLaSalle, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like DeLaSalle struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha was able to grind out a solid victory over DeLaSalle when the teams last played back in April, winning 8-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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