The St. Bernard's Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Ferndale Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Bernard's 2.1, Ferndale 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Bernard's is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Vincent de Paul just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 5-4.
Michael Manzi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Adam Wagner was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Ferndale came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Cubs with a sharp 12-1 win. Considering the Wildcats have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ferndale pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for St. Bernard's, the loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 13-4.
St. Bernard's was able to grind out a solid victory over Ferndale in their previous meeting on April 3rd, winning 6-3. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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