Baseball Preview: South Bend St. Joseph Huskies vs. Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles
The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. South Bend St. Joseph is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
South Bend St. Joseph is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on South Bend Washington with a sharp 28-1 win on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Brady O'Connell looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayce Lee, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Short, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Guerin Catholic waltzed into their game on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Braves a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Guerin Catholic has won by exactly three runs.
South Bend St. Joseph has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Guerin Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
South Bend St. Joseph couldn't quite finish off Guerin Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 12-10. Can South Bend St. Joseph avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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