It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Mary can now relate to. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Mary's of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on May 8th.
St. Mary's saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Gray, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's side, Bryce Cureo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 13 Ks. Cureo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bryce Mucica was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Giorgio Panepinto was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
St. Mary's dropped their record down to 10-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-9.
While St. Mary's had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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