For the second straight game, St. Clair will face off against Utica. The Saints will host the Chieftains at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Clair 3.9, Utica 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Clair is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Utica just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 8-1 to the Chieftains. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Saints couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Utica's part, Cole Cubitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Cubitt was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Alex Gorgievski was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two runs, the most he's had since back in April of 2025. Dominic Ligocki was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Utica lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Utica and bumps their season record up to 11-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for St. Clair, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
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