St. Mary's Ryken is 0-3 against Mount St. Joseph since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights are on the road again to play the Mount St. Joseph Gaels at 9:30 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, St. Mary's Ryken faced The Heights in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. Mary's Ryken's pitcher stepped up to hand The Heights a 1-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs St. Mary's Ryken has scored all season.
The result came thanks to Sam Canady's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, St. Mary's Ryken's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Michael, who went 2-for-4 with a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Todd, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mount St. Joseph narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Our Lady of Good Counsel 2-1.
St. Mary's Ryken's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Mount St. Joseph, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
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