The St. Joseph Catholic Bruins will face off against the Southeast Lauderdale Tigers at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph Catholic 2.4, Southeast Lauderdale 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Joseph Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Vicksburg get on the board and left with a 16-0 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Gators: they've now won four in a row.
John Dean D'Antonio
| 03/07/25 @ Vicksburg | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Tri-County Academy | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Park Place Christian Academy | 3 |
| 02/25/25 vs Benton Academy | 2 |
| 02/21/25 vs Canton Academy | 1 |
John Dean D'Antonio made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played.
In other batting news, Jackson Winans and Parker Mize did most of the damage at the plate: Winans scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Mize scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Mize has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brandon Burkes, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
St. Joseph Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vicksburg only posted an OBP of .300.
Meanwhile, Southeast Lauderdale came tearing into Saturday's matchup with six straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 4-2.
Southeast Lauderdale pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything went St. Joseph Catholic's way against Southeast Lauderdale in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, as St. Joseph Catholic made off with a 10-1 win. Will St. Joseph Catholic repeat their success, or does Southeast Lauderdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
