The St. Patrick Fighting Irish will venture away from home to challenge the West Harrison Hurricanes at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. St. Patrick is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
While St. Patrick's victory against Tylertown wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. St. Patrick narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Tylertown 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
Chandler Marsland
| 03/13/25 vs Tylertown | 15 |
| 02/25/25 vs Picayune | 5 |
| 02/18/25 @ Pearl River Central | 5 |
| 02/14/25 vs Bay | 5 |
| 03/03/25 @ Presbyterian Christian | 4 |
Chandler Marsland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 15 Ks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Bowen, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Bennett Rimes also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, West Harrison entered their game against Pope John Paul II on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Harrison came up short against Pope John Paul II, falling 11-2.
West Harrison saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Pena, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Patrick's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for West Harrison, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
St. Patrick came out on top in a nail-biter against West Harrison in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Patrick since the squad 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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