Catholic Memorial lost against St. John back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Catholic Memorial Knights fell just short of the St. John's Pioneers by a score of 7-6. Catholic Memorial has struggled against St. John's recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For St. John's part, Brayden Mercier made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Mercier was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other pitching news, Jack Roche looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jamie Herlihy, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Schmit, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Catholic Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for St. John's, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Catholic Memorial is on the road again on Saturday to play Central Catholic at 10:00 a.m. As for St. John's, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Catholic Memorial at 8:00 p.m.
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