Baseball Preview: South Bend St. Joseph Huskies vs. Penn Kingsmen
South Bend St. Joseph has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Penn Kingsmen at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
South Bend St. Joseph stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Northridge as South Bend St. Joseph made off with a 17-6 victory.
Brady O'Connell looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Holden Hardisty, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Short, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Penn scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Carroll out 11-10. Winning may never get old, but Penn sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
South Bend St. Joseph pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Penn, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
South Bend St. Joseph beat Penn 6-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will South Bend St. Joseph repeat their success, or does Penn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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