Baseball Recap: St. John's Jesuit Takes a Loss

St. John's Jesuit had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 6-6 to make it four. They fell 4-1 to the De La Salle Collegiate Pilots. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pilots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on Monday.

As for De La Salle Collegiate, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 18-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games.

For De La Salle Collegiate's part, Mason Pilarski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. Pilarski has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John's Jesuit will square off against St. Francis de Sales at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Knights will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for De La Salle Collegiate, they will welcome Divine Child at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pilots 2.2, the Falcons 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.