After an 11-8 finish the last time they played, St. Patrick and St. Stanislaus decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish fell just short of the St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. St. Patrick has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jacob Alexander spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Patrick saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Le, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
On St. Stanislaus' side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Brady Wallis gave up only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jeremy Mares, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
St. Patrick's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for St. Stanislaus, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
While St. Patrick had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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