The Parkway South Patriots will head out on the road to take on the St. Charles West Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Patriots fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. Everything went their way against St. Louis University on Friday as Parkway South made off with a 15-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Junior Bills: they've now won three in a row.
Jordan Schneider and Luke Sullivan made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Schneider tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Sullivan pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Schneider a new career-low. At the plate, Schneider scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Sullivan went 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits Schneider has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Parkway South let Eli Andert and Holden Hardcastle run wild. Andert went 3-for-4 with one triple and one RBI, while Hardcastle scored two runs while going 1-for-1. Those two runs gave Hardcastle a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamison Lombardo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Parkway South hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Charles West was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 6-2 win over Windsor.
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