The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish are taking a road trip to square off against the Chagrin Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Vincent-St. Mary is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, St. Vincent-St. Mary got the win against Aurora by a conclusive 12-1. That's two games straight that the Fighting Irish have won by exactly 11 runs.
Matthew Large spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
Zack Kurkey
| 05/10/25 @ Aurora | 4 |
| 05/05/25 @ Canton Central Catholic | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Highland Regional | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs General Brown | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Garrett Morgan | 2 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zack Kurkey, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, three doubles, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Matthew Engelhart was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.
St. Vincent-St. Mary always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Chagrin Falls fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Villa Angela-St. Joseph on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 7-5.
St. Vincent-St. Mary has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Chagrin Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
St. Vincent-St. Mary was able to grind out a solid victory over Chagrin Falls in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, winning 5-2. Will the Fighting Irish repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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