Patagonia hasn't had much luck against St. David recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lobos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 3:45 p.m. Patagonia will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Patagonia couldn't beat Duncan on Wednesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the second inning. The Lobos lost 16-6 to the Wildkats.
Patagonia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Castro, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs. Noah Gallardo was another, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
St. David came out on top against Valley Union on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Tigers walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Blue Devils. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Owen Judd made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. He is becoming a predictor of St. David's success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 5-2-1 (and 4-6 when he doesn't). Judd was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
St. David's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-8-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Patagonia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Patagonia suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to St. David when the teams last played on April 7th. Will the Lobos have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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