Baseball Preview: Susquenita Blackhawks vs. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack
The Susquenita Blackhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack at 4:00 p.m. in Wednesday's first game. Susquenita will be strutting in after a victory while Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Susquenita was able to grind out a solid win over Line Mountain, taking the game 5-2.
Susquenita got a great performance from Chanse Fisher as he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Fisher has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Drew Deaven, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob White, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy fell victim to a rough 12-3 defeat at the hands of West Branch on Saturday. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luke Duckworth was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Duckworth was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Caleb Foytack was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
The victory got Susquenita back to even at 3-3. As for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
Everything went Susquenita's way against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Susquenita made off with an 11-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Susquenita since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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