St. Mary is 0-10 against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Mary's Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Bishop Timon-St. Jude by a score of 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Mary's.
The team relied heavily on Landyn Elliott, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Corcoran Collin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Bishop Timon-St. Jude 16-5. Considering St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has won eight games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carson Mazur and Matthew Anzalone dominated on the mound. Mazur tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits, while Anzalone tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mazur has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Whitehead, who fired off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Macre, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Mary's has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Mary's couldn't quite finish off St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's Bryce Cureo, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that St. Mary's knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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