St. Mary dropped their record down to 16-12 on Saturday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Salpointe Catholic Lancers by a score of 9-8. If the Knights were looking for revenge after losing 12-5 to the Lancers when the teams met back in March of 2021, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Zach Tanner was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Javier Romero, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
As for Salpointe Catholic, they pushed their record up to 22-4-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games.
On Salpointe Catholic's side, Colton Raetzman and Anthony Milo did most of the damage at the plate: Raetzman got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Milo went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Lucas Shannon was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and one double.
St. Mary's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Salpointe Catholic, they will be playing at home against Bradshaw Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Lancers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bears have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season.
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