It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but St. Joseph Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for in their first game on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Oakleaf Knights and snuck past 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Joseph Academy.
Jacob Guthmiller looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, St. Joseph Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Robshaw, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Patrick Mullahy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Oakleaf's side, they got a good showing from Joel Kirk, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Jaythan Arriaga made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was JP Espinosa, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
St. Joseph Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Oakleaf, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
St. Joseph Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Interlachen at 4:30 p.m. in their second game on Friday. Interlachen is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Oakleaf, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Nassau at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. West Nassau's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Oakleaf's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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