The Padua Franciscan Bruins will face off against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Padua Franciscan will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Padua Franciscan narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Elyria Catholic 2-1.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Vincent-St. Mary, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past North 12-4 on Tuesday. Considering the Fighting Irish have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rylan Hurley and Matthew Engelhart did most of the damage at the plate: Hurley got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs, while Engelhart got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs Hurley has posted since back in May of 2024. Quinn Yori also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Padua Franciscan, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Padua Franciscan couldn't quite get it done against St. Vincent-St. Mary in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-4. Can the Bruins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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