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| 04/13/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 03/18/23 - Neutral | 8-3 W |
| 02/26/22 - Away | 8-6 W |
| 03/05/21 - Away | 2-7 L |
| 03/06/20 - Home | 6-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
Petal has gone 6-1 against St. Stanislaus recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Petal will square off against St. Stanislaus at 2:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Petal duked it out with Northwest Rankin on Friday. Petal came out on top against Northwest Rankin by a score of 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Fischer Howell was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Dawson Dykes also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when St. Stanislaus and St. Patrick meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. St. Stanislaus walked away with a 6-1 victory over St. Patrick.
Jackson Orozco tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, St. Stanislaus saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooks Ilgenfritz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Ilgenfritz a new career-high. Another was Sam Pike, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
St. Stanislaus is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. Petal's record now sits at 10-4.
Petal came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Stanislaus when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Petal since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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