Baseball Recap: Oak Ridge Trojans vs. Jesuit Marauders
Oak Ridge lost against Jesuit back in May of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Oak Ridge Trojans fell just short of the Jesuit Marauders by a score of 5-3.
Eric Eleopolous was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Ryan Hubbard was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Dylan Westbrook was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Jesuit's side, Cade Colombara tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Colombara has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Babb, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Walczykowski, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Oak Ridge now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Jesuit, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-10-1.
Oak Ridge will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Folsom at 4:00 p.m. Oak Ridge is facing Folsom at the right time seeing as Folsom is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Jesuit, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bella Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bella Vista: 3.5, Jesuit: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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