After a string of three wins, St. Croix Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Agnes Aggies. St. Croix Prep has not had much luck with St. Agnes recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For St. Agnes' part, Eric Cain was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Cain has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cain was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Greg Patros, who scored two runs and stole four bases.
St. Croix Prep's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for St. Agnes, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
St. Croix Prep will head out on the road to take on Nova Classical Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Croix Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Nova Classical Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Agnes, they will be playing at home against New Life Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Agnes is facing New Life Academy at the right time seeing as New Life Academy is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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