Preview: Jesuit Tigers vs. Lakeland Christian Vikings
The Jesuit Tigers will be playing at home against the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jesuit was handed a two-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Lake Wales on Saturday. Everything went Jesuit's way against Lake Wales as Jesuit made off with an 8-1 victory.
Jesuit got a great performance from Brady Hoar as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Cannon Murtagh was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Pirela, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Storm a 10-0 shutout.
Jesuit's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs per game. As for Lakeland Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Jesuit was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakeland Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 11-6. Does Jesuit have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeland Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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