Baseball Game Preview: St. Joseph Academy Crusaders vs. Pacific Ridge Firebirds

By Team Reports Mar 26, 2025, 12:47am

Baseball Preview: St. Joseph Academy Crusaders vs. Pacific Ridge Firebirds

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St. Joseph Academy is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will head out on the road to take on the Pacific Ridge Firebirds at 3:15 p.m. St. Joseph Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Pacific Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.

St. Joseph Academy is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Chula Vista Learning Community Charter on Friday. St. Joseph Academy skirted past Chula Vista Learning Community Charter 9-7. The win continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Cobras: they've now won four in a row.

Johnny Sheldon and Mathew Adams did most of the damage at the plate: Sheldon scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Adams scored two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Sheldon a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Conall McMahon, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Pacific Ridge came up short against Coastal Academy on Monday, falling 22-4. The Firebirds have struggled against the Stingrays recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Pacific Ridge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madden Lafleur, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Lafleur also hit a double, marking his first of the season.

Pacific Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for St. Joseph Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.

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