Baseball Game Preview: St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins vs. Salesian College Preparatory Pride

Bruins

Runs

03/08/25 @ St. Joseph Notre Dame	6
03/06/25 @ De Anza	7
03/01/25 vs Hercules	3
02/28/25 @ American Canyon	10
02/25/25 vs Drew	24

The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins are taking a road trip to challenge the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Patrick-St. Vincent is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.

While St. Patrick-St. Vincent didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past St. Joseph Notre Dame 6-5. That's two games straight that the Bruins have won by just one run.

Dominic Petersen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bo Smith, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Mathew Thacker was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Salesian College Preparatory's offense. They lost 15-0 to Justin-Siena on Tuesday. The Pride have struggled against the Braves recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.

The win made it two in a row for St. Patrick-St. Vincent and bumps their season record up to 4-1. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Salesian College Preparatory's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Patrick-St. Vincent has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .480. It's a different story for Salesian College Preparatory, though, as they've only averaged .346. Will they be able to contain St. Patrick-St. Vincent's hitters?

St. Patrick-St. Vincent beat Salesian College Preparatory 7-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Patrick-St. Vincent since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.