Baseball Preview: St. Joseph Academy Flashes vs. Union County Fightin' Tigers
The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will head out on the road to square off against the Union County Fightin' Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, while St. Joseph Academy put up some runs, the same can't be said for Archbishop Carroll. St. Joseph Academy put the hurt on Archbishop Carroll with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Neil Gornto tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gavin Comer relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Eli Robshaw was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Aiden Torrez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Union County has not done well against Williston recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Union County's way against Williston as Union County made off with a 10-0 win.
Foster Smith was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of DEVIN DIGGS, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
St. Joseph Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Union County, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Thursday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. St. Joseph Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. However, it's not like Union County struggles in that department as they've averaged .445. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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