With a playoff game on the line, Malcolm rose to the challenge on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Mount Michael Benedictine Knights 3-2. Winning may never get old, but Malcolm sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Maddox Meyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Mason Wisnieski and Carson Frank did most of the damage at the plate: Wisnieski scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Frank scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Gonyea, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On Mount Michael Benedictine's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Stanek, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Malcolm is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Mount Michael Benedictine, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13-1.
As of now, neither Malcolm nor Mount Michael Benedictine have any future games scheduled.
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