St. Mary's Academy extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 9-6 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-6 heartbreaker at the hands of the Topeka Trojans. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Crusaders have suffered since March 22nd.
As for Topeka, the win got them back to even at 5-5-4. The victory continues a trend for them in their matchups with St. Mary's Academy: they've now won five in a row.
For Topeka's part, Elisha Guest and Drayden Acosta made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Guest pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Acosta pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Guest went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Acosta went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Guest has become a key player for Topeka: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-5-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Dominic Delgado was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Thompson, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Topeka beat St. Mary's Academy by a score of 10-3 later that day.
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