Saint James dropped to 8-9-1 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They lost 11-0 to the Maret Frogs. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Saints' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Maret, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games.
For Maret's part, Grant King was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts King has posted since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Maret is undefeated when King posts three or more RBI, but 6-8 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Wade Pinkerton looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Isiah Williams, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Maret: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel Monsalve, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
Saint James has already played their next game (against McLean), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Maret will be paying especially close attention to the Saints' matchup: after the Saints face off against McLean, they'll take on Maret again at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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