Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Ignatius). Everything went their way against the Padua Franciscan Bruins on Friday as they made off with an 11-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Patrick Cousineau
| 05/09/25 vs Padua Franciscan | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Archbishop Hoban | 1 |
| 04/04/25 vs St. Vincent-St. Mary | 1 |
| 03/29/25 @ Cape Henry Collegiate | 4 |
Patrick Cousineau tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, St. Ignatius let Mick Allington and Brett Krugman run wild. Allington went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple, while Krugman went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave Krugman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Merheb, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
St. Ignatius was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
St. Ignatius' win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Padua Franciscan, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Looking ahead, St. Ignatius will challenge Mason at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Padua Franciscan, they will face off against North Royalton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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