Baseball Preview: Wonderview Daredevils vs. St. Joseph Bulldogs
The Wonderview Daredevils will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
After soaring to a 11-point win in their last game, Wonderview came back down to earth on Friday. They fell just short of Sacred Heart by a score of 7-5.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Red Hawks as they made off with a 10-1 victory. St. Joseph might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Nicholas French was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). French has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. French was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, St. Joseph let Trevor Jackson and Owen Coney loose on the outfield. Jackson scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Coney scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of George Heer, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Wonderview dropped their record down to 1-10 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for St. Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Wonderview might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in March. Can Wonderview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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