The St. Mary's Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
St. Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over Paradise Honors. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Luis Mejia
| 04/28/25 @ Shadow Mountain | 4 |
| 03/04/25 @ Coronado | 4 |
| 03/08/25 vs Sahuaro | 3 |
| 02/26/25 @ Notre Dame Prep | 3 |
| 04/30/25 @ Paradise Honors | 2 |
| + 14 more games |
St. Mary's saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Mejia, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one triple. Mejia has become a key player for the Knights: the team is 9-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Javier Romero was another, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, Salpointe Catholic faced Catalina Foothills in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Lancers came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 8-4.
Sam Meisner looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Aciel Guillen was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was David Driskill, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Salpointe Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Catalina Foothills only posted a batting average of .083.
Salpointe Catholic's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for St. Mary's, their record now sits at 16-11.
St. Mary's suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Salpointe Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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