St. Mary was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Seton Catholic Sentinels by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Mary's of the 11-8 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
David Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Luis Mejia was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Mikey Nanez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Seton Catholic's side, they got a great performance from Brady Stephenson as he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Seton Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tialoc Del Rosario, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Seton Catholic, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
St. Mary's will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastmark at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Seton Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge Arcadia at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Seton Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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