The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins are on the road again on Friday to play the Saint Mary's Panthers at 4:00 p.m. St. Patrick-St. Vincent will be strutting in after a win while Saint Mary's will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, St. Patrick-St. Vincent got the win against Pinole Valley by a conclusive 15-4.
Sophia Hughes made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Hughes has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Hughes was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Lucia Rubalcava was a standout: she scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Kallista Ruble was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4.
Saint Mary's lost 20-10 to El Cerrito on Friday. Saint Mary's has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Like St. Patrick-St. Vincent, Saint Mary's also got a great game from a two-way player: Isabelle Koehn. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Koehn was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Saint Mary's got a massive performance out of Aoife Shen, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was London Crawford, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-9. As for Saint Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent might still be hurting after the 12-4 defeat they got from Saint Mary's when the teams last played on April 12th. 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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