The St. Joseph Central Irish are taking a road trip to take on the South Charleston Black Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, St. Joseph Central got the win against Chesapeake by a conclusive 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Irish.
Brody Runyon made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Runyon was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Hudson Moosavi and Wyatt Pence did most of the damage at the plate: Moosavi went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Pence went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases Moosavi has posted since back in April. David Beane was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
St. Joseph Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chesapeake only posted a batting average of .286.
Meanwhile, South Charleston lost 10-2 to Capital on Monday. The Black Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Joseph Central pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for South Charleston, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
St. Joseph Central came up short against South Charleston in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 6-3. Can the Irish avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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