Baseball Recap: Verbum Dei Jesuit Drops Season-High Score on Hawthorne Math & Science Academy

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

03/26/25 @ Hawthorne Math & Science Academy	16
03/10/25 vs Compton Early College	11
03/18/25 vs St. Genevieve	9
03/21/25 @ St. Genevieve	6
02/28/25 vs Mary Star of the Sea	5

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Verbum Dei Jesuit). They put the hurt on the Hawthorne Math & Science Academy Aviators with a sharp 16-3 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the game before.

Verbum Dei Jesuit's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Hawthorne Math & Science Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-1 record this season.

Verbum Dei Jesuit will challenge St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.73 runs per game on average), something Verbum Dei Jesuit will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hawthorne Math & Science Academy, they will face off against Lennox Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.