St. Ignatius College Preparatory and Archbishop Mitty squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but St. Ignatius College Preparatory had to settle for second. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs. St. Ignatius College Preparatory has struggled against Archbishop Mitty recently, as their match on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory got a good showing from Beau Schaffer, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, St. Ignatius College Preparatory saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Archer Horn, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Horn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Archbishop Mitty's side, Luka Pintar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
At the plate, Tanner Kern and Nico Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Kern went 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Makoa Sniffen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 20-10. As for Archbishop Mitty, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-12-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Ignatius College Preparatory will take on San Marin at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. San Marin is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, so St. Ignatius College Preparatory will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Archbishop Mitty, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Granite Bay at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Granite Bay's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Archbishop Mitty's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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