St. Paul had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Salesian Mustangs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Paul also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Fernie Soto made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Soto has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Soto was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kalai Benavente, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was E Mota, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Salesian's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Ramirez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Paul is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Salesian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
St. Paul will take on St. Genevieve at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Paul will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak alive. Salesian will take on St. Monica at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Salesian: 3.6, St. Monica: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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