Providence Academy is 9-1 against St. Paul Academy-Summit since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Providence Academy Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Paul Academy-Summit Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Providence Academy has eight straight wins, St. Paul Academy-Summit has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Providence Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Dassel-Cokato (and have done all season long). Everything went Providence Academy's way against Dassel-Cokato on Friday as Providence Academy made off with a 16-6 victory.
Jacob Cisewski and Josh Wilson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Cisewski struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Wilson tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cisewski has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Cisewski scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Wilson scored three runs.
In other batting news, Tomas Palomarez was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Nathe, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but St. Paul Academy-Summit had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Minnehaha Academy on Monday.
Providence Academy pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for St. Paul Academy-Summit, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Providence Academy's way against St. Paul Academy-Summit in their previous matchup back in April as Providence Academy made off with a 17-7 victory. Will Providence Academy repeat their success, or does St. Paul Academy-Summit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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