St. Mary was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Mesquite Wildcats by a score of 6-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Mary's of the 14-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
Alfonso Ochoa was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Ochoa was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Ochoa wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Nanez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Mesquite's side, they got a great performance from Andrew Earle as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Earle has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Mesquite, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
St. Mary's has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Marcos de Niza at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary's has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Mesquite, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North at 3:45 p.m. American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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