St. Clair and Marysville are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Saints will head out to take on the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Clair will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
St. Clair's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Utica with a sharp 10-0 win. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Gracie Pickelhaupt
| 04/29/25 vs Utica | 9 |
| 04/26/25 @ Utica Eisenhower | 11 |
| 04/24/25 vs Sterling Heights Stevenson | 10 |
| 04/19/25 @ Lakeville | 10 |
| 04/04/25 @ Grosse Pointe North | 6 |
| 04/01/25 @ Romeo | 5 |
Gracie Pickelhaupt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madisyn Treat, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Brileigh Heasty, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
St. Clair was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Utica only posted a batting average of .062.
Meanwhile, Marysville didn't have quite enough to beat L'Anse Creuse North on Tuesday and fell 11-10. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Clair has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Marysville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
St. Clair was able to grind out a solid win over Marysville in their previous meeting on Monday, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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