St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 7-10-1 in the process. They fell 6-1 to the McDowell Trojans. Surprisingly, this marked the Marauders' sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
As for McDowell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5. Surprisingly, this marked their sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
For McDowell's part, Joey Stephan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stephan has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.
In other pitching news, McDowell got a great performance from Justice Laird as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, Laird posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.
Back at the plate, McDowell let Mason Maciulewicz and Colton Orlando run wild. Maciulewicz went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Orlando got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most RBI Maciulewicz has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Shawn Chludzinski, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: McDowell beat St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute by a score of 8-4 later that day.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
