St. Vincent de Paul is 1-7 against Montgomery since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will be staying on the road to face off against the Montgomery Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Montgomery took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Vincent de Paul, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, St. Vincent de Paul earned an 8-5 win over Piner.
Nico Antonini and Josh Malik were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Antonini pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Malik struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Antonini has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Antonini scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Malik scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, St. Vincent de Paul let Jacob Troy and Jack Mountanos loose on the outfield. Troy scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Mountanos scored two runs while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Montgomery didn't have quite enough to beat Branson on Monday and fell 3-2. Montgomery has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Vincent de Paul has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Montgomery, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9-1.
St. Vincent de Paul couldn't quite finish off Montgomery in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. Can St. Vincent de Paul avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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