The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will be playing at home against the Holy Name Green Wave at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Vincent-St. Mary is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Norwayne on Saturday. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, St. Vincent-St. Mary's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Vincent-St. Mary got a good showing from Aidan Zwisler, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Meanwhile, Holy Name entered their tilt with Canton South with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 5-1 on Thursday.
Harrison Frank spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
At the plate, Nick Nemeth was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
St. Vincent-St. Mary dropped their record down to 17-10 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Holy Name, their victory bumped their record up to 8-17.
Holy Name's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Vincent-St. Mary hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. It's a different story for Holy Name, though, as they've only averaged .233. Will they be able to contain St. Vincent-St. Mary's hitters?
St. Vincent-St. Mary beat Holy Name 6-3 in their previous meeting back in April. Does St. Vincent-St. Mary have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holy Name turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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