Preview: St. Joseph Academy Flashes vs. Creekside Knights
The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will head out on the road to square off against the Creekside Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Joseph Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Friday, St. Joseph Academy had just enough and edged Suwannee out 5-4. That's two games straight that St. Joseph Academy has won by just one run.
Aiden Torrez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Biskup, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Creekside came up short against Lincoln on Saturday and fell 8-4. Creekside has struggled against Lincoln recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Creekside also got a good showing from Hudson Hyatt, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Sean Ashenfelder made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
St. Joseph Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Creekside, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Joseph Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Creekside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Joseph Academy came up short against Creekside when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 10-7. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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