The St. Patrick Shamrocks will head out on the road to face off against the Saint Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Patrick is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
St. Patrick lost 12-3 to Carmel on Monday.
Meanwhile, Saint Ignatius College Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marian Catholic. That's two games in a row now that Saint Ignatius College Prep has lost by exactly five runs.
John Kourelis and Jacob Jelinek stepped up to the plate in a big way. Kourelis scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Jelinek went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Finley Hynes, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
St. Patrick's defeat dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Saint Ignatius College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 9-20.
St. Patrick was able to grind out a solid win over Saint Ignatius College Prep in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, winning 12-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Patrick since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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