St. Patrick-St. Vincent is 2-8 against Albany since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Albany Cougars at 4:00 p.m. St. Patrick-St. Vincent is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Albany is hoping to do on Wednesday what Pinole Valley couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to St. Patrick-St. Vincent's winning streak, which now stands at three games. St. Patrick-St. Vincent sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Pinole Valley.
Logan Lissner looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, St. Patrick-St. Vincent saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Moelk, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Albany didn't have quite enough to beat De Anza on Friday and fell 3-2.
Albany also got a good showing from Jude Hatamiya, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Teo Thompson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Albany didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as De Anza only tossed six.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Albany, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-8.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent came up short against Albany in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can St. Patrick-St. Vincent avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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