Baseball Recap: Jesuit Tigers vs. Tampa Catholic Crusaders
On Friday, while Jesuit put up some runs, the same can't be said for Tampa Catholic. The Jesuit Tigers came out on top against the Tampa Catholic Crusaders by a score of 4-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jesuit.
Jesuit got a great performance from McCall Biemiller as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Biemiller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cannon Murtagh, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Sheffield, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Jesuit pushed their record up to 12-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Tampa Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jesuit will take on IMG Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. IMG Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Tampa Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge Berkeley Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Berkeley Prep will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Tampa Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.
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