St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is 10-0 against St. Mary since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders will be playing at home against the St. Mary's Lancers at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute: 3.7, St. Mary's: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 16-5 margin over Bishop Timon-St. Jude on Friday. Considering St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carson Mazur and Matthew Anzalone dominated on the mound. Mazur pitched 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, Aiden Whitehead was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-3. Andrew Macre was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, St. Mary's rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top against the Tigers 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.
The victory was the third in a row for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, bringing their record for this year to 14-9. As for St. Mary's, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Mary's when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Mary's Coleton Brady, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute still be able to contain Brady? There's only one way to find out.
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