Goretti won the last time they faced St. Michaels, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Goretti Gael won by a run and slipped past the St. Michaels Saints 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Goretti.
Goretti saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Petruzzello, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On St. Michaels' side, Jake Seek was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, St. Michaels saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Wheeler, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Wheeler is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, St. Michaels didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goretti only tossed seven.
Goretti's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for St. Michaels, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Goretti didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 13-3 win vs. St. Mary's Ryken on the 30th. St. Michaels has also already played their next contest, a 6-4 victory against Mount St. Joseph on the 30th.
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