Paul VI is ranked highly in their home state, and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Faith Lutheran. The Paul VI Panthers fell just short of the Faith Lutheran Crusaders by a score of 5-4.
Alex Peltier was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Tighe, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
On Faith Lutheran's side, Konner Brown tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lucas Sideco, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kingston Kela, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Paul VI's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Faith Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Paul VI will head out on the road to square off against Hartsville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paul VI's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Hartsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Faith Lutheran, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Vauxhall Academy (Vauxhall, Alberta), where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Faith Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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