St. John won the last time they faced Catholic Memorial, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The St. John's Pioneers skirted past the Catholic Memorial Knights 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. John's.
Brayden Mercier made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Mercier was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other pitching news, Jack Roche looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jamie Herlihy, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Schmit, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
St. John's is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Catholic Memorial, they dropped their record down to 7-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
St. John's will be playing in front of their home fans against Catholic Memorial at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Catholic Memorial, they will head out on the road to face off against Central Catholic at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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