Baseball Preview: Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack vs. Halifax Wildcats
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy is 0-4 against Halifax since June of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack will look to defend their home field against the Halifax Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Newport out 3-1.
Luke Duckworth was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Duckworth was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a double.
Duckworth wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sam Krasowitz, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Halifax stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East Juniata a 9-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Halifax.
Like Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, Halifax also got a great game from a two-way player: Brandon Schell. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Schell has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Schell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matt Kocher, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Isaac Miller was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10. As for Halifax, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Halifax in their previous meeting on Monday. Will Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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