Marist won the last time they faced Marian Catholic, and things went their way on Monday too. The Marist RedHawks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Marian Catholic Spartans 8-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marist.
John McAuliffe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McAuliffe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. McAuliffe was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Ray Gaida looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brendan Doran, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Harry Young was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Marian Catholic's side, they got a good showing from Jack Markos, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Max Mele made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Weathers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Marist is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Marian Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Marist will have a chance to go back-to-back against Marian Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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