In what's become a running theme this season, St. Brendan gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over the Palmer Trinity Falcons.
Giannicarlo Guzman-Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Guzman-Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jean Garcia-chicano and Luis Suarez did most of the damage at the plate: Garcia-chicano went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs, while Suarez scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kevin Leon, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Palmer Trinity's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Miraglia, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Palmer Trinity didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Brendan only tossed three.
St. Brendan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Palmer Trinity, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5-1.
St. Brendan is on the road again on Wednesday to play Mater Lakes Academy at 6:30 p.m. St. Brendan's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Mater Lakes Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Palmer Trinity, they will head out on the road to challenge Dr. Krop at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmer Trinity is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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