St. Mary lost against Colorado Springs Christian last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Pirates fell just short of the Colorado Springs Christian Lions by a score of 4-3. St. Mary's has struggled against Colorado Springs Christian recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
St. Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Eberhardt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Eberhardt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Pepin, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
On Colorado Springs Christian's side, the team relied heavily on Jace Velasquez, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Colorado Springs Christian, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-7-1.
St. Mary's will head out on the road to face off against Buena Vista at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Buena Vista's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matches. As for Colorado Springs Christian, they will be playing at home against Ellicott at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Colorado Springs Christian has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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