After flying high against Marian Catholic on Wednesday, Marist came back down to earth. The RedHawks fell just short of the Evergreen Park Mustangs by a score of 10-9 on Friday. The RedHawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
John McAuliffe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Hosty, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Marist's loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Evergreen Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Marist will take on Carmel at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Evergreen Park, they will challenge Shepard at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Mustangs are facing the Astros at the right time seeing as the Astros are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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