After flying high against Resurrection Catholic last Saturday, St. Patrick came back down to earth. The Fighting Irish fell just short of the West Marion Trojans by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish were not able to make up for their defeat to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Alden Williams made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Eli Bowen also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. Patrick's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7. As for West Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season.
While St. Patrick had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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