St. Patrick-St. Vincent took an eight-run defeat the last time they faced off against Salesian College Preparatory, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Bruins skirted past the Pride 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bruins.
Royce Pennington
| 05/13/26 @ Salesian College Preparatory | 11 |
| 04/28/26 vs Swett | 6 |
| 04/09/26 vs Vallejo | 11 |
Royce Pennington made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Pennington wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was John Bibb, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent's record is now 15-10. As for Salesian College Preparatory, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-10-1.
Looking ahead, St. Patrick-St. Vincent will challenge Swett at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so the Bruins' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Salesian College Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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