For the second straight game, St. Patrick will face off against West Marion. The Fighting Irish will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, St. Patrick didn't have quite enough to beat West Marion and fell 4-3.
For West Marion's part, the team relied heavily on Taylor Stringer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The Trojans are undefeated when Stringer posts two or more runs, but 3-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Turnage, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
West Marion pushed their record up to 7-13 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for St. Patrick, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
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