Baseball Preview: St. Joseph Academy Crusaders vs. Mountain Empire Redhawks
The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders will be playing at home against the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Mountain Empire will come in with six straight victories.
Last Tuesday, St. Joseph Academy fell victim to a rough 19-4 defeat at the hands of Army-Navy.
St. Joseph Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Wadds, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mountain Empire can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ocean View Christian a 17-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mountain Empire considering their one-run performance the game before.
The team relied heavily on Cameron Leon, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Isaac Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Joseph Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Mountain Empire, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Joseph Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mountain Empire struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
St. Joseph Academy suffered a grim 22-2 defeat to Mountain Empire in their previous matchup back in March. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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