The St. Mary's Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bishop Machebeuf Buffaloes at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Mary's gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Ellicott as St. Mary's made off with an 11-1 victory. With that win, St. Mary's brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Garret Klein made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Klein was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, St. Mary's got a massive performance out of Cole Eberhardt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Luke Pepin was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bishop Machebeuf was able to grind out a solid victory over DSST: Montview on Friday, taking the game 4-1.
The team relied heavily on Jack Menke, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Menke, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for St. Mary's and bumps their season record up to 7-14. As for Bishop Machebeuf, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Mary's has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Bishop Machebeuf struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went St. Mary's way against Bishop Machebeuf when the teams last played back in March of 2016 as St. Mary's made off with an 18-4 win. Does St. Mary's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Machebeuf turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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