While St. Patrick couldn't quite beat West Marion on Friday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point loss they were dealt last Tuesday. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish fell just short of the West Marion Trojans by a score of 5-3. St. Patrick has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Patrick saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Knapp, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On West Marion's side, Braxton Albritton was excellent, going 4-for-4 with an RBI.
St. Patrick's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10-1. As for West Marion, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 19-7.
St. Patrick will head out on the road to face off against Purvis at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for West Marion, they will challenge Poplarville at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Poplarville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.61 runs per game on average), something West Marion will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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