St. Patrick made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Purvis, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Fighting Irish were the clear victors by an 18-8 margin over the Tornadoes on Monday. This was payback for the Fighting Irish, who suffered a 10-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Eli Bowen
| 04/14/25 vs Purvis | 4 |
| 02/25/25 vs Picayune | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Bay | 3 |
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Eli Bowen was incredible, scoring four runs while going 3-for-4. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Alexander, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Bowen wasn't the only one making solid contact: St. Patrick kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Purvis only managed four hits.
St. Patrick has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Purvis, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-6.
Coming up, St. Patrick will challenge Enterprise at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Fighting Irish are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a three-game losing streak. Purvis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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