St. Mary has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Caldwell County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Caldwell County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Mary is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against McCracken County on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of the Mustangs. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs St. Mary has scored all season.
St. Mary saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Hrdlicka, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Caldwell County put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Crittenden County 14-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Caldwell County considering their one-run performance the contest before.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Caldwell County, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
St. Mary came out on top in a nail-biter against Caldwell County in their previous matchup on April 4th, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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