St. Patrick only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-point they dealt Pass Christian on Tuesday. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish put the hurt on the Pass Christian Pirates with a sharp 12-4 win. This was payback for St. Patrick, who suffered a 10-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Cooper Mercier looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Gunner Eure came in to relieve Mercier and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
At the plate, St. Patrick got a massive performance out of Carson Kilpatrick, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. John Hay was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
St. Patrick's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for Pass Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-13.
St. Patrick will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pass Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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