Baseball Recap: Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds vs. Chichester Eagles
Holy Ghost Prep put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Chichester Eagles with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Holy Ghost Prep who now have four in a row.
Joey Amati was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Amati was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Edwin Rosado was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Keaser, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Chichester's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Troy Neff, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Holy Ghost Prep is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Chichester, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holy Ghost Prep will play host again on Saturday to welcome Neumann-Goretti, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Holy Ghost Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Chichester, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Academy Park at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Academy Park will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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