Preview: Head-Royce Jayhawks vs. St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots
Head-Royce is 2-8 against St. Joseph Notre Dame since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Head-Royce Jayhawks will head out on the road to challenge the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 4:00 p.m. Head-Royce is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Head-Royce ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top against University by a score of 7-2.
Matthew Wong made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wong was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kento Tsuji, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Notre Dame was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Piedmont. That's two games in a row now that St. Joseph Notre Dame has lost by exactly four runs.
Isaiah Dumont was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Ng, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Head-Royce's record is now 4-0. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, they have fallen quite a ways from their 20-5-1 record last season and are now at 2-4.
Head-Royce came up short against St. Joseph Notre Dame when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Head-Royce, Daniel Velichko (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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