Saint Mary has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Saint Mary's lost 20-10 to El Cerrito on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Saint Mary's has lost by exactly ten runs.
Isabelle Koehn was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Koehn has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Koehn was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Aoife Shen led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was London Crawford, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Patrick-St. Vincent's way against Pinole Valley on Wednesday as St. Patrick-St. Vincent made off with a 15-4 victory.
Like Saint Mary's, St. Patrick-St. Vincent also got a great game from a two-way player: Sophia Hughes. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Hughes was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, St. Patrick-St. Vincent got a massive performance out of Lucia Rubalcava, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Kallista Ruble was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4.
Saint Mary's dropped their record down to 6-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-9.
Saint Mary's took their victory against St. Patrick-St. Vincent in their previous meeting on April 12th by a conclusive 12-4. Does Saint Mary's have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Patrick-St. Vincent turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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