The Oakleaf Knights will face off against the St. Joseph Academy Flashes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Oakleaf nor St. Joseph Academy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Oakleaf is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Sandalwood. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Knights have suffered since March 17th.
JP Espinosa
| 04/09/25 @ Sandalwood | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs North Oconee | 3 |
| 04/03/25 @ Trinity Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Newberry | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Ponte Vedra | 1 |
| 03/26/25 vs St. Johns Country Day | 2 |
JP Espinosa was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeter Farina, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy fell victim to Bolles and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Bulldogs. The Flashes haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
St. Joseph Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Willis, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double marked the first that Willis hit this season.
St. Joseph Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6-1. As for Oakleaf, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oakleaf has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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