St. Paul Academy-Summit was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Minnehaha Academy Red Hawks by a score of 8-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Paul Academy-Summit of the 6-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
For Minnehaha Academy's part, Zeke Barbatsis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Barbatsis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Barbatsis wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cam Erickson, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
St. Paul Academy-Summit's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Minnehaha Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8.
St. Paul Academy-Summit will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Providence Academy at 7:00 p.m. Providence Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Minnehaha Academy, they will be playing at home against Mounds Park Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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