After flying high against St. Anthony last Friday, St. Joseph came back down to earth. The St. Joseph Flyers took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the TMI-Episcopal Panthers on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Joseph of the 9-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For TMI-Episcopal's part, Will Van Wisse made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Van Wisse was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ankith Padala, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brock Grullon, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
St. Joseph's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-10-3. As for TMI-Episcopal, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-9-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph will challenge St. Augustine at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine hasn't scored more than one runs for seven games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for TMI-Episcopal, they will head out on the road to square off against San Antonio Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. San Antonio Christian is coming into the match with nine straight wins at home, so TMI-Episcopal will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
