With a playoff win on the line, St. Mary rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Paradise Honors Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2022.

Luis Mejia
04/28/25 @ Shadow Mountain | 4 |
03/04/25 @ Coronado | 4 |
03/08/25 vs Sahuaro | 3 |
02/26/25 @ Notre Dame Prep | 3 |
04/30/25 @ Paradise Honors | 2 |
+ 14 more games |
St. Mary's saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Mejia, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one triple. The Knights are 9-2 when Mejia posts two or more runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Another was Mikey Nanez, who went 1-for-4 with three runs.
St. Mary's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-11. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Paradise Honors, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-5.
Coming up, St. Mary's will square off against Salpointe Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lancers have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season. Paradise Honors does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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