The St. Ignatius Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Ignatius' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Cape Henry Collegiate.
Patrick Cousineau looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Jacob Merheb was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jackson Boyer, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy.
The result came thanks to Matthew Large's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zack Kurkey, who went 3-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Matthew Engelhart was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for St. Ignatius, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
St. Ignatius came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Vincent-St. Mary in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Fighting Irish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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