St. Stanislaus is 9-1 against St. Patrick since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws will head out on the road to face off against the St. Patrick Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
After soaring to a ten-point victory in their last game, St. Stanislaus came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Perry Central by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, St. Stanislaus couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jeremy Mares was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Mares was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Mares wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chesley Rhodes, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick made easy work of Tylertown on Wednesday and carried off an 11-1 win. The victory was just what St. Patrick needed coming off of a 10-3 loss in their prior match.
Carson Kilpatrick was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Le, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Stanislaus has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season. As for St. Patrick, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Stanislaus has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Patrick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Stanislaus beat St. Patrick 11-8 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will St. Stanislaus repeat their success, or does St. Patrick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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