The Kiski School Cougars will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Saint James Saints at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, Kiski School didn't have quite enough to beat The Linsly School and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Cadets: they've now lost seven in a row.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Saint James and St. Andrew's Episcopal, and St. Andrew's Episcopal kept the tradition alive. The Saints fell just short of the Lions by a score of 4-3 on Friday.
James Reinhardt was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Reinhardt was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
Reinhardt wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Schlotterbeck, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases. Those stolen bases were Schlotterbeck's first of the season. Samuel Stonebraker was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Kiski School's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Saint James, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
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