For the second straight game, St. Mary will face off against Cactus Shadows. The Knights will head out to take on the Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
St. Mary's fell victim to Cactus Shadows and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Falcons, falling 7-0. Considering the last time the Knights couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Cactus Shadows' part, not much got past Cash Duley, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep St. Mary's off the board. Duley has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cactus Shadows got a massive performance out of Evan Hanish, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Henry Verhamme, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs.
Hanish wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Cactus Shadows lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary's didn't launched any home runs.
The win was the third in a row for Cactus Shadows, bringing their record up to 20-2-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Mary's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.
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