The St. Bernard's Crusaders will be taking part in a tournament against the Del Norte Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Bernard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Del Norte's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Bernard's tournament run continued when they took on Etna on Friday. St. Bernard's fell just short of Etna by a score of 6-5.
Tyler Maples and Tyler Hinrichs stepped up to the plate in a big way. Maples scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Hinrichs scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs Maples has posted since back in April of 2024. Garrett Shanahan also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Even though they lost, St. Bernard's was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Del Norte made easy work of Mt. Shasta on Friday and carried off an 8-2 victory. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly six runs.
The win made it two in a row for Del Norte and bumps their season record up to 3-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for St. Bernard's, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
St. Bernard's came up short against Del Norte in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 3-0. Can St. Bernard's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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