Baseball Preview: Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars vs. De Smet Jesuit Spartans
After two games on the road, Fort Zumwalt West is heading back home. They will take on the De Smet Jesuit Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fort Zumwalt West: 2.7, De Smet Jesuit: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fort Zumwalt West's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Marquette by a score of 5-0.
The team relied heavily on Nolan Sissom, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brody Signorelli, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, De Smet Jesuit can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They blew past Northwest 10-1. The victory was familiar territory for De Smet Jesuit who now have three in a row.
Fort Zumwalt West's win bumped their record up to 25-10. As for De Smet Jesuit, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8-1 record this season.
Fort Zumwalt West came up short against De Smet Jesuit in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 10-6. Can Fort Zumwalt West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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