St. Mary had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lincoln Trojans and snuck past 2-1. This was payback for St. Mary's, who suffered a 6-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Tanner Grove tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, St. Mary's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Wilson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Lincoln's side, Raymond Olivas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Olivas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Lincoln, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: St. Mary's beat Lincoln by a score of 4-1.
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