Portland Christian lost against St. Paul back in April of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Portland Christian Royals fell 16-13 to the St. Paul Buckaroos. Portland Christian has not had much luck with St. Paul recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jack Mazurowski and Keylon Kittleson were huge no matter where they played even without the win. On the mound, Mazurowski pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kittleson tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mazurowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Mazurowski scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Kittleson scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Donovan Endres was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezra Pasquale, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Portland Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for St. Paul, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 14-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Portland Christian will face off against St. Paul at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for St. Paul, they will head out on the road to challenge Nestucca at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Paul is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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