Dock Mennonite couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They suffered a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds on Thursday. Dock Mennonite has struggled against Holy Ghost Prep recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Holy Ghost Prep's part, Mathew Riendeau looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Dalton Dydak relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joey Amati, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3. Matthew Evans was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Holy Ghost Prep pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Dock Mennonite will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bristol at 3:45 p.m. on April 4th. As for Holy Ghost Prep, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Archbishop Wood at 4:00 p.m. Holy Ghost Prep and Archbishop Wood are at an even 3-3-1 over their past seven head-to-heads.
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