The St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the St. Mary's Academy Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Anne-Pacelli has seven straight victories, St. Mary's Academy has 24 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Anne-Pacelli put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let Abbeville Christian Academy onto the board and left with an 11-0 win.
Brody Sims and Walker Hilton made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Sims pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Hilton tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Sims scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Hilton scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ben Green was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Hagler, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for St. Mary's Academy's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to Heritage, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
St. Anne-Pacelli pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs per game. As for St. Mary's Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
St. Anne-Pacelli took their win against St. Mary's Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 18-0. Will St. Anne-Pacelli repeat their success, or does St. Mary's Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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