After three games on the road, Marist is heading back home. They will take on the St. Laurence Vikings at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Marist sidestepped Saint Ignatius College Prep for a 5-4 victory.
Evan Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Marist got a great performance from JP Gainer as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Hosty, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Laurence is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hanover Central. St. Laurence sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Hanover Central. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Laurence.
The victory got Marist back to even at 13-13. As for St. Laurence, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
Marist skirted past St. Laurence 4-3 when the teams last played back in March. Does Marist have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Laurence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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