St. Paul's Prep put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Faustina Academy Falcons a 15-0 shutout. This was payback for St. Paul's Prep, who suffered a 16-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Wyatt Tate made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Tate has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tate was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lukas DiBenedetto and Landon Applon did most of the damage at the plate: DiBenedetto went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Applon scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Miguel Rios, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
St. Paul's Prep has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3-2 record this season. As for Faustina Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
St. Paul's Prep will be playing at home against Chisholm Trail Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chisholm Trail Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 15.3 runs per game this season. Faustina Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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