Baseball Preview: Jesuit Tigers vs. Osceola Warriors
The Jesuit Tigers will be playing at home against the Osceola Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jesuit comes in on nine and Osceola on four.
Jesuit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Island Coast by a score of 7-3.
Kaden Waechter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Waechter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Waechter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Jesuit got a great performance from McCall Biemiller as he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Biemiller has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Noah Sheffield was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Zane Pestalozzi, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Osceola sidestepped Seminole for a 3-2 victory.
Osceola saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Ray, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Osceola, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jesuit has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Osceola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Jesuit's way against Osceola when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Jesuit made off with a 12-2 victory. Does Jesuit have another victory up their sleeve, or will Osceola turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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