If St. Mary was riding high fresh off their 23-11 takedown of Combs on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Knights fell just short of the Crismon Rattlers by a score of 12-11 on Friday. The Knights were not able to make up for their loss to the Rattlers from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.

Luis Mejia
| 03/20/26 @ Crismon | 1 |
| 03/18/26 @ Combs | 2 |
| 03/10/26 @ Yuma | 1 |
| 03/05/26 @ Sahuaro | 1 |
| 03/02/26 vs Coronado | 4 |
Luis Mejia made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. He is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Javier Romero, who went 1-for-5 with one home run and two RBI.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Crismon, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Coming up, St. Mary's will head out on the road to challenge Marcos de Niza at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Padres have averaged an impressive 10.1 runs per game this season. As for Crismon, they will host Eastmark at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Firebirds have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.85 runs per game on average), something the Rattlers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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