Baseball Preview: Santa Fe Catholic Hawks vs. McKeel Academy Wildcats
Santa Fe Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the McKeel Academy Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Santa Fe Catholic: 3, McKeel Academy: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Santa Fe Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Ridge Community. 11 seems to be a good number for Santa Fe Catholic as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jameson McGuire looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Marvin Montenegro was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Easton Beach was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Wiregrass Ranch typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday McKeel Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Bulls out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for McKeel Academy.
Caleb Clanton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, McKeel Academy's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brock Spurgeon, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Santa Fe Catholic pushed their record up to 16-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for McKeel Academy, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
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