The University School Preppers are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Ignatius Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games University School has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
University School's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Grove City hitters got past them. The Preppers fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 11-9 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Preppers have suffered since April 27, 2024.
Jack Nelson was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Deacon Nelson was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, St. Ignatius faced Mentor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Wildcats came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 5-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Wildcats' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
St. Ignatius also got a great performance from Patrick Cousineau as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Cousineau has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Merheb, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Boyer, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
St. Ignatius' record is now 11-4. As for University School, their loss dropped their record down to 21-5.
University School suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to St. Ignatius when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Can the Preppers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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