Baseball Recap: Nazareth Academy extends home winning streak to 23

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 5:44pm

Baseball Recap: Nazareth Academy Roadrunners vs. Neuqua Valley Wildcats

Nazareth Academy put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Neuqua Valley Wildcats 15-5. Considering Nazareth Academy has won 17 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

For Neuqua Valley's part, Jorden Castillo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Feret, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Nazareth Academy pushed their record up to 29-0 with that victory, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Neuqua Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-18.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Nazareth Academy will take on Marist at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Nazareth Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Marist's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Neuqua Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against DeKalb at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. DeKalb is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

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