Baseball Recap: St. Joseph Has No Trouble Against Pleasantville

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 vs Pleasantville	18
04/14/25 @ Cape May County Tech	15
04/08/25 @ Bridgeton	14
04/24/25 @ The Pilgrim Academy	11
04/17/25 vs Bridgeton	10

St. Joseph won the last time they faced Pleasantville and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 19-1 win. Considering the Wildcats have won seven matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Joziah Rivera made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.

In other batting news, Liam Hurley and Chris Morgan did most of the damage at the plate: Hurley went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI, while Morgan went 1-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits Hurley has posted since April 2nd. Jack Cassidy was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.

St. Joseph kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in four consecutive games.

St. Joseph has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Pleasantville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10.

St. Joseph and Pleasantville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Wildcats will take on Hammonton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (292 vs. 24). Meanwhile, Pleasantville (ranked 348th) will meet Absegami (ranked 136th) at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.