The Alliance Aviators are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Alliance is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Alliance beat Green 6-2.
Brodee Bugara looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kamryn Burton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. He also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was DiAngelo Fisk, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Alliance hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary didn't have quite enough to beat St. Ignatius on Friday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Irish in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
St. Vincent-St. Mary saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Kurkey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Alliance pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average this season. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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