It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Mary had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Midland Park Panthers. That's more bragging rights for the Gaels, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The victory made it two in a row for St. Mary and bumps their season record up to 14-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Midland Park, they moved to 11-4-1 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Coming up, St. Mary will take on NV - Old Tappan at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Gaels 4, the Golden Knights 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Midland Park, they will welcome Hawthorne at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers are facing the Bears at the right time seeing as the Bears are stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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