After four games on the road, St. Vincent de Paul is heading back home. They will take on the Montgomery Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Vincent de Paul will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Montgomery, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. St. Vincent de Paul came out on top against Montgomery by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that St. Vincent de Paul has won by exactly three runs.
Josh Malik made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Malik has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Malik was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Malik wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Troy, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Vincent de Paul is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Montgomery, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-10-1.
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