Nichols fell victim to St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders by a score of 2-0. Nichols was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
For St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's part, not much got past Bryce Cureo, who gave up just zero hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Nichols off the board.
On the hitting side, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Whitehead, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Whitehead is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Nichols and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nichols will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Maryvale at 1:30 p.m. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they will face off against McDowell at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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