With a playoff game on the line, St. Vincent de Paul rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over the Clear Lake Cardinals. For St. Vincent de Paul, this counts as revenge for the 8-7 loss Clear Lake walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2015.
Josh Malik made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Malik was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nico Antonini, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Will Hankins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
St. Vincent de Paul is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Clear Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
St. Vincent de Paul will head out on the road to take on University at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. University is on a five-game streak of home wins, St. Vincent de Paul a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Clear Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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