Baseball Game Preview: St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish vs. Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers

Fighting Irish

Runs

05/16/25 vs Archbishop Hoban	5
05/15/25 @ Ellet	16
05/14/25 vs Springfield	13
05/12/25 @ Chagrin Falls	7
05/10/25 @ Aurora	12
+ 19 more games

The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will take on the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Vincent-St. Mary is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

St. Vincent-St. Mary is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Archbishop Hoban just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights.

Justin Pytash made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Matthew Engelhart was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs.

Cuyahoga Falls couldn't beat Roosevelt on Monday even though they stacked four runs on them in the seventh inning. The Black Tigers lost 11-5 to the Rough Riders. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 11, 2023, but that streak is no more.

Cuyahoga Falls saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Purchase, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Another was Braylon Davis, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

St. Vincent-St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Cuyahoga Falls, their loss dropped their record down to 6-17.

Cuyahoga Falls' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Vincent-St. Mary hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .317. It's a different story for Cuyahoga Falls, though, as they've only averaged .252. Will they be able to contain St. Vincent-St. Mary's hitters?

Everything went St. Vincent-St. Mary's way against Cuyahoga Falls in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, as St. Vincent-St. Mary made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.