St. John's Catholic Prep had lost eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-14 to make it nine. They lost 11-1 to the Severn School Admirals. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Admirals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-2 back in March.
As for Severn School, they moved to 10-9 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. The result was nothing new for the Admirals, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Severn School's part, they got a great performance from Colby Benz as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Benz also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Admirals are 6-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-7 otherwise.
At the plate, Colt Wanner was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Brendan Szydlik was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. St. John's Catholic Prep is set to challenge their familiar foe Park School at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Severn School will take on rival Annapolis Area Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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