Knights
| 03/19/25 vs Combs | 13 |
| 03/13/25 vs Yuma Catholic | 0 |
| 03/13/25 vs Benson | 7 |
| 03/12/25 @ Nogales | 4 |
| 03/12/25 @ Thatcher | 5 |
| + 6 more games |
St. Mary is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Friday. They are taking a road trip to challenge the Seton Catholic Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. St. Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
St. Mary's will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Combs on Wednesday. St. Mary's put the hurt on Combs with a sharp 13-4 victory. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bily Lewis was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Evan Rios also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. Mary's always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Combs only posted an OBP of .391.
Meanwhile, while Seton Catholic put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Florence. Seton Catholic walked away with a 3-0 win over Florence.
The result came thanks to Brady Stephenson's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent over his last six contests.
At the plate, Seton Catholic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Brown, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Chase Ries was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Seton Catholic's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for St. Mary's, their record is now 8-3.
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