St. Mary's Ryken lost against Paul VI back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights fell 5-2 to the Paul VI Panthers. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Mary's Ryken in their matchups with Paul VI: they've now lost six in a row.
St. Mary's Ryken saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Todd, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Paul VI's side, they got a great performance from Carter Purdue as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Will Tighe and Alex Peltier did most of the damage at the plate: Tighe went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Peltier scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Sirois, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
St. Mary's Ryken's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Paul VI, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat St. Mary's Ryken by a score of 3-1 later that day.
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