While St. Patrick-St. Vincent didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against the Hercules Titans by a score of 8-5 on Thursday. Eight seems to be a good number for the Bruins as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mathew Thacker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits.
Bo Smith
| 02/28/25 @ American Canyon | 3 |
| 02/25/25 vs Drew | 3 |
| 03/20/25 @ Hercules | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Berean Christian | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Salesian College Preparatory | 2 |
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On the hitting side, Bo Smith and Madden Mendez did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Mendez scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Smith has become a key player for St. Patrick-St. Vincent: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Eyheralde, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for St. Patrick-St. Vincent and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Hercules, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-6-1.
Coming up, St. Patrick-St. Vincent will square off against Branson at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Branson will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something St. Patrick-St. Vincent surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hercules, they will face off against Kennedy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Kennedy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Hercules will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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