The Mount St. Mary Rockets will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Westmoore Jaguars at 10:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mount St. Mary: 4, Westmoore: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Mount St. Mary had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Oklahoma Christian. Mount St. Mary has not had much luck with Oklahoma Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mount St. Mary got a good showing from Parker Hayes, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Hayes has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Maddox Stanley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Owen Kuklinski was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Westmoore waltzed into their match last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 18-10 victory. Westmoore's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Mount St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Westmoore, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
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