Sadly, St. Mary's Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after five matches. Their tough 20-2 defeat to the Brookstone Cougars on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Mary's Academy of the 19-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Tuesday.
St. Mary's Academy saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Riley, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Brookstone's side, Brett Novlesky looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Novlesky has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cole Stansell and Madden Dismuke did most of the damage at the plate: Stansell went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Dismuke went 2-for-2 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mercer Hudson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Mary's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Brookstone, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Mary's Academy will take on Heritage at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Brookstone, they will head out on the road to square off against Shaw at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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