Baseball Recap: Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack vs. Halifax Wildcats
Thursday just wasn't the day for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's offense. They lost 16-0 to the Halifax Wildcats on Thursday. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy has struggled against Halifax recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Duckworth, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
On Halifax's side, Jack Wilson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wilson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wilson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Halifax got a massive performance out of Isaac Miller, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brandon Schell, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Halifax, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy will take on Warrior Run at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Warrior Run's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Halifax, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Susquenita at 4:30 p.m. Susquenita is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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