St. Patrick is 1-9 against St. Stanislaus since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Patrick, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, St. Patrick made easy work of Tylertown and carried off an 11-1 victory. The win was just what St. Patrick needed coming off of a 10-3 loss in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Carson Kilpatrick, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Le, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, St. Stanislaus were a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Perry Central by a score of 4-2.
Jeremy Mares was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Mares was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Mares wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chesley Rhodes, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
St. Patrick has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for St. Stanislaus, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Patrick has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Stanislaus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Patrick came up short against St. Stanislaus when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 11-8. Thankfully for St. Patrick, Seth Farni (who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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