The Paraclete Spirits will venture away from home to challenge the St. Paul Swordsmen at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Paraclete's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last eight contests.
If Paraclete beats St. Paul with 12 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Spirits blew past Lancaster 12-4 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Spirits, who have now won 15 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Paul got the win against St. Anthony on Wednesday by a conclusive 14-3. The victory continues a trend for the Swordsmen in their matchups with the Saints: they've now won five in a row.
St. Paul got a great performance from Gianelle Napoles as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aleena Gutierrez, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Eveny Gomez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
St. Paul was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .577. They are 6-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Paraclete pushed their record up to 21-2-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for St. Paul, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Paraclete took their victory against St. Paul when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 13-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spirits since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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