The St. Mary Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Livingston Central Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
St. Mary is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Paducah Tilghman just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 10-7 to the Blue Tornado. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Mary in their matchups with Paducah Tilghman: they've now lost six in a row.
Brett Haas was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Durbin, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Livingston Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Crittenden County.
St. Mary's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Livingston Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Everything went St. Mary's way against Livingston Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as St. Mary made off with a 12-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary 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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