After a string of three wins, St. Aloysius's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Prairie View Academy Spartans by a score of 6-4. St. Aloysius was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Prairie View Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Carson Smith put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Smith has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Laken Bradley, who went 1-for-5 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, St. Aloysius didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
St. Aloysius' loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Prairie View Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
St. Aloysius didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 22-3 victory vs. Providence Classical Academy on the 5th. As for Prairie View Academy, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Claiborne Academy at 5:00 p.m. on April 16th.
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