St. Paul is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Hill Country Christian a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The St. Paul Cardinals will host the Hill Country Christian Rams at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
St. Paul fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Bracken Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 5-3.
CJ Fogle put in work no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Fogle was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double.
In other batting news, Clay Reed made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brodey Biehunko also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, Hill Country Christian fell victim to Bracken Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 15-0.
Hill Country Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went St. Paul's way against Hill Country Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as St. Paul made off with a 16-6 victory. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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