St. Vincent-St. Mary is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Padua Franciscan is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Fighting Irish will host the Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Vincent-St. Mary 3.1, Padua Franciscan 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Vincent-St. Mary was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against North on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish put the hurt on the Rangers with a sharp 12-4 win. Considering the Fighting Irish have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Matthew Engelhart
| 04/29/25 vs North | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs General Brown | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Garrett Morgan | 2 |
| 05/15/24 vs Garrett Morgan | 2 |
| 05/01/24 vs Firestone | 2 |
St. Vincent-St. Mary let Rylan Hurley and Matthew Engelhart run wild. Hurley got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs, while Engelhart got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Engelhart a new career-high. Ashton Tamzarian was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan had just enough and edged out Elyria Catholic 2-1 on Tuesday.
Padua Franciscan is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
St. Vincent-St. Mary beat Padua Franciscan 7-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Fighting Irish repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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