The St. Mary's Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Salida Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, St. Mary's finally turned things around against Calhan on Saturday. Everything went St. Mary's way against Calhan as St. Mary's made off with a 13-3 victory. With that win, St. Mary's brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Ryan Strub was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Peter Ghigleri, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Salida had to settle for a 16-14 defeat against Alamosa on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Salida in their matchups with Alamosa: they've now lost three in a row.
St. Mary's victory bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Salida, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything went St. Mary's way against Salida in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as St. Mary's made off with a 14-2 win. Will St. Mary's repeat their success, or does Salida have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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