The St. David's Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Faith Christian Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
St. David's will head into Tuesday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 13-3 to Ravenscroft.
St. David's saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Smith Goracke, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the Eagles. With that victory, Faith Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Noah Mayo looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Boswell, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Adam Creef was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
St. David's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Faith Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. David's has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Faith Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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