Albany is 8-2 against St. Patrick-St. Vincent since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Albany Cougars will be playing at home against the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins at 4:00 p.m. Neither Albany nor St. Patrick-St. Vincent posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Friday, Albany didn't have quite enough to beat De Anza and fell 3-2.
Albany got a good showing from Jude Hatamiya, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Teo Thompson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Albany didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as De Anza only tossed six.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick-St. Vincent entered their tilt with Pinole Valley with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Spartans on Tuesday.
Logan Lissner looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, St. Patrick-St. Vincent's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Moelk, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Albany's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-8. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Albany was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Patrick-St. Vincent in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-3. Will Albany repeat their success, or does St. Patrick-St. Vincent have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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