Knights
| 03/21/25 @ Seton Catholic | 1 |
| 03/19/25 vs Combs | 13 |
| 03/13/25 vs Yuma Catholic | 0 |
| 03/13/25 vs Benson | 7 |
| 03/12/25 @ Nogales | 4 |
| + 7 more games |
St. Mary is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marcos de Niza Padres at 7:00 p.m. St. Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
St. Mary's is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Seton Catholic on Friday. They fell just short of the Sentinels by a score of 3-1. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Sentinels recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Alfonso Ochoa was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. What's more, he gave up only four walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, St. Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Mejia, who went 3-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marcos de Niza). They never let South Mountain get on the board and left with a 22-0 victory on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Marcos de Niza got a massive performance out of Jackson Matherson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Matherson has become a key player for Marcos de Niza: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Rusty Ulm was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Marcos de Niza was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Marcos de Niza, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6.
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