St. Mary is 2-8 against Saguaro since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Knights will head out on the road to take on the Sabercats at 3:45 p.m. St. Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
St. Mary's fell victim to Cactus Shadows and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Falcons. The Knights' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
St. Mary's saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Mejia, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Meanwhile, Saguaro won against Marcos de Niza on Tuesday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Sabercats put the hurt on the Padres with a sharp 13-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sabercats.
Nate Wachinski looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit.
At the plate, Saguaro got a big performance out of Jake Claver, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave Claver a new career-high. Alain Gomez was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one double.
Saguaro's record now sits at 13-10-1. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
St. Mary's might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Saguaro when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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