The matchup between St. Elizabeth and Tower Hill on Saturday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. The St. Elizabeth Vikings lost 14-5 to the Tower Hill Hillers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Elizabeth of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Nicholas Mancini put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Mancini was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jackson Davis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Justin Bozzo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
St. Elizabeth dropped their record down to 2-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Tower Hill, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8.
St. Elizabeth will square off against Wilmington Charter at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tower Hill, they will be playing at home against Concord at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Concord's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Tower Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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