Baseball Preview: Oakleaf Knights vs. St. Joseph Academy Flashes
The Oakleaf Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph Academy Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Oakleaf scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past Wolfson 12-1. The win was just what Oakleaf needed coming off of a 17-5 defeat in their prior matchup.
Landon McDonald looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Jeter Farina was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was JP Espinosa, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against Dunnellon as St. Joseph Academy made off with a 7-1 victory.
Jacob Guthmiller looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Carlos Willis was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Dayton Taylor was another key contributor, going 1-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
Oakleaf has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5.
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