The Marshall Cardinals will take on the St. Joseph Lancers on Tuesday. Marshall will be strutting in after a win while St. Joseph will be coming in after a defeat.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Marshall nor Parkview made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Cardinals' pitchers stepped up to hand the Vikings a 5-0 shutout. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cardinals as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Waterford on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 2-1. The Lancers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Zach Rizzo and Dominic Santarelli were huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. Throwing, Rizzo tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Santarelli tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Rizzo went 1-for-4 with one home run, while Santarelli got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chris Kenesie, who went 2-for-5 with one triple.
Marshall's win bumped their record up to 6-14. As for St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7.
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