St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the McDowell Trojans out 8-7. That's more bragging rights for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Michael Pegnia and Dominic Floccare did most of the damage at the plate: Pegnia scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Floccare scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On McDowell's side, Quentin Orlando made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Orlando has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Laser, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, McDowell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for McDowell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is on the road again on Monday to play Canisius at 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Canisius' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McDowell, they will head out on the road to square off against Meadville at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meadville is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning McDowell will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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