For the second straight game, St. Clair will face off against Anchor Bay. The Saints will welcome the Tars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Clair has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Anchor Bay will arrive with four straight victories.
St. Clair managed to slip by Anchor Bay the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Saints lost 7-1 to the Tars on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Saints have suffered since April 23rd.
For Anchor Bay's part, Jackson Muirhead looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Muirhead a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ty Finkbeiner, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Domey, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.
Anchor Bay was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Anchor Bay pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for St. Clair, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
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