With a playoff game on the line, Saint Mary rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pinole Valley Spartans an 8-0 shutout. Saint Mary's might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Aidan Donoviel's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Logan Donoviel was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Sanchez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Pinole Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jai Benedito, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Saint Mary's, bringing their record for this year to 15-9. As for Pinole Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
As of now, neither Saint Mary's nor Pinole Valley have any future games scheduled.
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