Holy Ghost Prep is 3-0 against St. Joseph's Prep since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph's Prep Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Holy Ghost Prep can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let William Penn Charter onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Holy Ghost Prep sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Holy Ghost Prep got a great performance from Justin Lucas as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Lucas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Edwin Rosado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Tyler Bergkoetter was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Joseph's Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Conwell-Egan Catholic 8-2. With that victory, St. Joseph's Prep brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Mihretu Rupertus tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, William McCoach was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of John Sitler, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Holy Ghost Prep's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for St. Joseph's Prep, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-5.
Holy Ghost Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Joseph's Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 11-9. Will Holy Ghost Prep repeat their success, or does St. Joseph's Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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