St. Patrick is 1-9 against West Marion since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish will head out on the road to take on the West Marion Trojans at 7:00 p.m. St. Patrick is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Saturday, St. Patrick sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Resurrection Catholic.
Chandler Marsland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Alexander, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, West Marion had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 17-0 win. West Marion's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Kemarieon Akins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Akins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Akins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Jonathon Miller was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Andre Sumrall was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
St. Patrick's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-9-1. As for West Marion, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
St. Patrick couldn't quite finish off West Marion when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can St. Patrick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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