St. Mary was the 4-0 winner over Thunderbird when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Knights fell just short of the Titans by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luis Mejia was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Mejia wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Evan Rios, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Thunderbird, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
St. Mary's will challenge Shadow Mountain at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Thunderbird does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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